San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has provided an update on Brock Purdy’s fitness.
The 49ers quarterback has been recovering from an elbow injury that he suffered last season in the NFC Championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. It was a game that also saw Josh Johnson brought in as his replacement, only for the veteran to suffer a concussion and need to exit the game.
Purdy was brought back into the game, due to the 49ers not having a third QB on their active gameday roster, but could not perform his usual role due to tearing his ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow of his throwing arm. Running back Christian McCaffrey was forced to step in to be a makeshift quarterback for the 49ers, as they lost 31-7 to the Eagles.
