There was a slight surprise Thursday when quarterback Brock Purdy was among the 49ers who took the field for practice following Wednesday’s off day. Thursday was also supposed to be a day off for the signal caller as he wraps up his rehab from offseason elbow surgery according to the plan laid out by head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Instead of taking Thursday off, Purdy was a full participant and took all the first-team reps like he has on all the other days he’s been on the field. It appeared that Purdy had taken a step forward in his rehab and no longer needed the additional day off to start the week. Shanahan shot that notion down in an explanation that didn’t jibe with what was previously explained about Purdy’s return timeline.
