49ers QB Brock Purdy, WR Ricky Pearsall out again for Week 8 game vs. Texans

Backup quarterback Mac Jones will make his fourth consecutive start for the 49ers and his sixth of the season on Sunday.The 49ers on Friday ruled out Brock Purdy with a toe injury that has bothered him since Week 1 of the season. That opens the way for Jones to make another start.Jones will be up against one of the top defenses in the NFL, as the Houston Texans enter the game allowing a league-low 14.7 points per game. Adrian Martinez will serve as the 49ers’ backup quarterback.The 49ers are 4-1 this season in games Jones has started. He has completed 130 of 194 pass attempts (67 percent) for 1,404 yards with six touchdowns, four interceptions and a passer rating of 89.8.Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall also will miss his fourth consecutive game with a right knee sprain. Pearsall sustained an injury to the posterior cruciate ligament on Sept. 28 in the 49ers’ Week 4 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.Center Jake Brendel, and defensive ends Bryce Huff and Yetur Gross-Matos also have been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Texans due to hamstring injuries.Center Matt Hennessy is scheduled to make his first start as a member of the 49ers with Brendel...