"Jones is playing with a heavy knee brace and is dealing with an oblique injury that happened late in a 26-21 win over the Los Angeles Rams a week earlier. It turns out Jones wound up not throwing at all. He wasn't able (to throw) today so he just focused on handoffs and stuff like that, coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR-680. Really tried to rest it up. Should be able to go on Sunday, but definitely wasn't good enough to go today. Hopefully that'll continue to improve. He was listed as a limited participant."
"Starter Brock Purdy did not participate and isn't expected to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, putting Jones in line for his third straight start and fourth of the season. Mick wanted to go out there and play quarterback and he looked pretty good, Jones said. I was just trying to save some throws. There's a lot of volume out thee and you've got to be ready for Sunday so taking it day by day."
"In the same way Jones deflected talk of his health, he also fended off questions about the toughness it took to complete the Rams game when it appeared he wouldn't. Jones had cramps in his knee and throwing arm, combating them with bananas and pickle juice. General manager John Lynch said the knee cramp which left him laying on the field was misidentified on the sideline as a serious knee injury, with coaches getting Martinez ready to take over."
Mac Jones is limited by a heavy knee brace and an oblique injury sustained late in the 26-21 win over the Los Angeles Rams. He did not throw at Thursday's practice and focused on handoffs while being listed as a limited participant. Brock Purdy did not practice and is not expected to play Sunday, placing Jones in line for another start. Jones said he was trying to save throws and rest ahead of Sunday. Coaches and the general manager described a knee cramp that was initially misidentified, and Jones used bananas and pickle juice to cope with cramps.
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