The 49ers got the news they expected Monday on tight end George Kittle, who has a hamstring strain and will miss a “few weeks” with the possibility of going on injured reserve which would make it a four-game absence.

The unexpected news was that quarterback Brock Purdy, whose 4-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Jake Tonges in a 17-13 road win over the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, has toe and left shoulder issues from the game that may or may not cause him to miss the 49ers’ Week 2 road assignment against the New Orleans Saints.

Wide receiver Jauan Jennings, coach Kyle Shanahan said, is still being evaluated with a shoulder injury but its conceivable he could face the Saints. Shanahan said Jennings’ MRI was “good” and they were awaiting results of a CT scan.

It was also clear from Shanahan’s tone off a conference call with local writers that place kicker Jake Moody’s status is being evaluated and could result in a change this week.

“We’re looking into all that stuff now,” Shanahan said. “There’s options. Whether to stay the status quo, to bring guys in for a workout, signing someone to practice squad. But we’re going through all that stuff right now.”

Here’s how Shanahan assessed some 49ers issues in the wake of the Week 1 victory:

Kittle: “They tell me a few weeks. In order to (put him on I.R.) it’s got to be four-week injury so I don’t think we’ve decided on that yet.”

Purdy: “I’d say the toe is probably worse than the shoulder. We’re not sure (on his availability) and we’ll see how it heals as the week goes on.”

The injury occurred, Shanahan said, when Purdy was driven to the turf in the first half on an incomplete pass to Ricky Pearsall Jr.

Shanahan expressed confidence that backup Mac Jones will be up to the challenge if called upon to play against New Orleans and was non-committal about getting a more experienced quarterback on the practice squad. As it stands, Adrian Martinez would be Jones’ backup if Purdy can’t go.

That being the case, the addition of a another quarterback in conjunction with missed practices by Purdy would indicate there’s a chance he may not play.

Left guard Ben Bartch is dealing with a knee sprain, Shanahan said, and there were no reports on left tackle Trent Williams or running back Christian McCaffrey so both came through unscathed. Williams left briefly with an undisclosed injury in the first half and McCaffrey had 31 touches and 142 total yards after going into the game as “questionable” with a calf injury.

SNAP JUDGEMENTS

76: Bartch, McKivitz, center Jake Brendel and Purdy played every offensive snap. Williams and right guard Dominick Puni each missed one snap.

58: McCaffrey touched the ball 31 times when on the field — more than half is snaps. He played 27 snaps where he wasn’t the receiver/ball carrier.

52: Rookie fifth-round pick Marques Sigle played every snap in his NFL debut at safety. Also playing every snap were safety Jason Pinnock and linebacker Dee Winters.

39: Rookie first-round pick Mykel Williams played the second most snaps on the defensive line to the 46 by Nick Bosa. Fellow rookies Alfred Collins and C.J. West had nine and seven snaps, respectively.

30: Tongues played just four fewer snaps than the 34 he had in 20 games with the Chicago Bears (in 2022) and 49ers (2024).

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19: Brian Robinson Jr. had nine carries for 33 yards and caught one pass for four yards in his first game spelling McCaffrey.

3: Skyy Moore, acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs, was in for three plays on offense and nine on special teams. He had four punt returns for 39 yards, with one muff out of bounds, and one kickoff return for 24 yards.

2: Safety Ji’Ayir Brown got in for only two plays on defense with Sigle and Pinnock getting all the work. He played 13 snaps on special teams.

More to come on this breaking story . . .