The San Francisco 49ers plan to push Brock Purdy aggressively in practice this week with the hope he will start Sunday’s road game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Purdy last played in Week 4 when he aggravated a toe injury during a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He initially hurt the toe in the season-opening win over the Seattle Seahawks and sat out the following two weeks.

Purdy, 25, was limited in practice Wednesday but also was taking repetitions with the first-team offense.

“If he takes a big step forward this week, like he did last week, then he should have a good chance to play,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Wednesday.

Mac Jones, 27, has started the last six games for San Francisco (6-4) while Purdy was sidelined.

Meanwhile, Purdy has been bogged down with his

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