Brock Purdy feels 'really good,' likely to start for 49ers in Week 11 - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Barring a setback, Brock Purdy will step back into his role as the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.

Purdy, who has been out with a right big toe injury since a Week 4 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, said Thursday that, assuming he gets through the next couple of days without any issues, he will start in Arizona. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan also confirmed Purdy's impending return in a taped weekly conversation with NBC Sports Bay Area.

«I feel really good, feel healthy and excited to be back and ready to go and lead the guys,» Purdy said. «I'm really excited about this week. It's been a good week so far.… Obviously we've got to finish out strong this week, but feel really good.»

Purdy was a limited participant in practice Wednesday when Shanahan said he would be an «aggressive» limited participant this week with an eye toward returning after a six-week absence. But Purdy was actually a full participant in Thursday's session.

Speaking to media for the first time since before the Week 5 game against the Los Angeles Rams, Purdy elaborated on how the injury has affected him, the potential need for surgery, how he has dealt with the frustration of missing so much time and whether he had any concerns that backup Mac Jones was playing so well in his stead.

Purdy initially injured the toe against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, missed a pair of games and then returned in Week 4 against Jacksonville. While Shanahan has said Purdy was «a little off» going into that game, Purdy said Thursday that he felt good and aggravated the toe injury because it got «caught in a bad position.»

During that time, Purdy did not go on injured reserve in part because the 49ers