Charles Woodson knows what 49ers’ Brock Purdy is going though with turf toe

SANTA CLARA Charles Woodson understands what Brock Purdy is going through The term turf toe may sound innocuous but it can can be debilitating and painful According to the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons turf toe is a sprain of the main joint of the big toe The injury happens when the toe is forcibly bent up into hyperextension such as when pushing off into a sprint and having the toe get stuck flat on the ground Woodson just knew that it hurt but wasn t overly concerned We were playing Denver and I went to plant and thought Aw man that s different ' Woodson declared Friday in a phone interview I kind of hobbled around and did what I could to finish the championship I thought the same thing Brock possibly thought my toe would be fine It wasn t It was Woodson s fourth season in what would be a -year Hall of Fame career for the Raiders and Green Bay Packers and it turned out to be an endless cycle of remedy and pain management Woodson didn t miss a competition but was a spectator at practice It happened on Nov in a - win over Denver Woodson played right to the bitter end even forcing an infamous incomplete pass from Tom Brady in a driving snow in a - overtime loss to New England It seemed like almost a year Woodson noted Right up to the Tuck Rule match to add insult to injury Woodson now a Fox Sports analyst chose to play on Sundays with a pain-killing injection and then start the whole process of icing and electrical stimulation treatments over again until the following Sunday He was often in a protective boot Charles Woodson was playing with turf toe when he knocked the ball from Tom Brady in the Tuck Rule' Event A P Photo Purdy will miss his fourth straight challenge and fifth overall in hopes of healing absolutely rather than making it a painful weekly ordeal with minimal practice time The only thing that could heal it was time Woodson stated And during the season I didn t have any time I guess I m kind of more old school and it was like Man I can t miss the tournament because my toe hurts I thought people would look at me crazy So I just took the shot and the pain for that hours I never really had a thought of not playing As a quarterback Purdy necessities to practice which he has been doing in a limited fashion For him being the captain of the ship and running the offense you need to have timing with your receivers and your play-fakes and stuff down Woodson announced That makes it more intricate Purdy was injured originally in a - win over Seattle on Sept Mac Jones played the next two games and Purdy went wire-to-wire in a - loss to Jacksonville on Sept He threw two interceptions and various of his passes sailed high Purdy stated afterward he couldn t be sure if the injury to his right big toe on his drive leg was the reason Regardless it was too much too soon A calculated pitfall gone wrong Purdy woke up the next morning in pain and hasn t played since with Jones making his fourth consecutive start Sunday when the ers - visit the Houston Texans - If the ers had known it would take this long Purdy would have been put on injured reserve with a minimum four-game absence Instead he s remained on the roster throughout He s walking fine and hasn t been seen in a boot The good news is it isn t as serious as the situation of turf toe sustained by Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow who required surgery and will be out until mid-December Purdy last spoke to the media on Sept although he did have a conversation with NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark when the ers beat the Atlanta Falcons Stark informed Purdy called the injury annoying and that he d never dealt with an injury that lingered so long Former ers quarterback Steve Young outlined his concern during his weekly spot on KNBR- The fact that it s just dragging on has us all pretty worried Young stated Because it s just one of those things that even if it starts to feel better and then you go out again then it becomes a chronic thing Because the matter is once you don t heal it the first time the body wants it to heal and get healthy You hurt it again The ability to get the body to heal appropriately kind of gets diminished Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have remained tight-lipped and expressed optimism that Purdy is improving steadily He s even making the trip to Houston after being left behind for an Oct date in Tampa Bay I understand what Steve s saying that it s worrisome Lynch commented What I can tell you is that we ve gotten so multiple opinions on this thing and it s been pretty consistent So he s doing a really good job We re taking the appropriate measures And what I can tell you is it gets better each week each day I do think we re getting closer to him returning but a hard timeline because it s kind of a feel thing so it s still to be determined This last week in particular I think we made a few progress Brock Purdy requirements to be able to scramble and throw on the run to be an effective quarterback for the ers Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group With mobility a big part of Purdy s championship the ers are holding out for something approaching percent before putting him back on the field Both the Houston and New York Giants tournament on Nov are on artificial surface which is less forgiving than grass although both Purdy and Shanahan have mentioned that will play no part in the decision to put him in a encounter I think Brock knows he plays a certain way and you can t change the way you play and he s got to be right to play that way Lynch reported We re trusting Brock we re trusting the doctors We ll make a good decision on it and that s why it s taken particular time Tight end George Kittle reported this week on the No Contest wrestling podcast there s little sense in Purdy playing if he s not at full strength I just don t want him to come back too soon and then the same thing happens like when he played against Jacksonville and then he s out for a couple more weeks because Brock s a phenomenal football sportsman that is the best orchestrator of this offense that I ve ever seen Kittle declared I just want him to be at percent before he tries to take the field again And I think he s aware of that and I think he s going to do a good job with his recovery and he ll come back when he feels like he s ready If Purdy is getting overly frustrated he s not letting it show according to Jones Related Articles ers keys to winning in Houston Keep up McCaffrey s Texas-sized workload How to watch the ers vs Texans on Sunday ers Deommodore Lenoir expected to face Texans Brandon Aiyuk may practice next week ers Kyle Shanahan Robert Saleh go way back with Houston coach DeMeco Ryans Can ers patchwork defense match up with Texans top unit I don t see him being a guy that changes a lot Jones announced Just comes to work and does his thing and he s been a great help to me If anything Purdy s condition sheds specific light on the seriousness of turf toe It involves the ligaments it involves the joint and when you walk the last thing that s going to come off the ground are your big toes Woodson stated It doesn t sound like much but when that pain is shooting through every time you plant it s going to affect you When you have it trust me you know it