With starter Brock Purdy slowly working his way back from the right big toe injury that's kept him out since Week 4, the 49ers will again turn to backup Mac Jones on Sunday against the Texans. Ricky Pearsall also is out.

Rookie left tackle Josh Simmons, the Kansas City Chiefs' 2025 first-round draft pick, is expected to rejoin the team in a few weeks, sources told ESPN. Since the Chiefs defeated the Detroit Lions on Oct.