There haven’t been many stories like Brock Purdy’s 2022 season. The 49ers rookie entered the year as a third-string quarterback after being selected in the seventh round of the NFL draft and by season’s end, he was leading the team in the NFC championship.
Purdy burst onto the season after both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo went down with injuries and went on to win every game he played in before the loss to the Eagles, finishing with a 7–1 record as a starter including the playoffs. But before that, coach Kyle Shanahan shared when he knew Purdy could be the franchise’s starter in 2023.
Unknown to anyone at the time, Purdy suffered a broken rib while playing against Buccaneers on Dec. 11 and going into the next game against the Seahawks, it became clear that Purdy was in some serious pain while warming up ahead of the game and Shanahan started to scramble.
