49ers' Brock Purdy hopeful toe won't keep him out vs. Rams - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams two days away, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is unsure whether he will play. But he said Tuesday afternoon it's too early to rule him out.

«Honestly, Thursday night football games, they come quick, so anything can happen,» Purdy said. «But I'm still hopeful that I can. We'll see.»

Purdy returned from the toe injury that kept him out in Weeks 2 and 3 on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars and said after the game he didn't really have pain issues with the toe during that contest. As Sunday night wore on, though, soreness began to set in, and Purdy called coach Kyle Shanahan that night to let him know about it.

Shanahan then revealed Monday morning that Purdy was battling toe soreness. With a short turnaround to Thursday's game against the Rams, Purdy has less time to recover than he would in a normal week, and the Niners have listed him as a non-participant in practice each of the past two days.

Purdy said if the game was played Tuesday night, he wouldn't be able to go but noted he still has two more days to recover. The 49ers held a walk-through Tuesday and don't have any full speed practices before Thursday night.

«If I can play this game, I want to play,» Purdy said. «Obviously, I want to get right and get healthy and everything, but we need to win this game against the Rams. So that's how I'm looking at it.»

The 3-1 Niners enter the NFC West showdown with the 3-1 Rams plenty banged up but they also are 2-0 in the division, and another victory in it, particularly on the road, would go a long way in shaping their season, especially with a few days off before a difficult road trip to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6.

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