Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTIncluded Columnist IVDecember 31, 2024
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy supposedly suffered a nerve concern in his best elbow late in Monday's 40-34 loss versus the Detroit Lions and will go through additional screening on Tuesday, as head coach Kyle Shanahan informed press reporters.
He would not devote to Purdy playing in Week 18's regular-season ending versus the Arizona Cardinals, exposing the possibility that Purdy's season is over.
Purdy supplied his own upgrade after the video game:
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Brock Purdy stated preliminary tests on his UCL (elbow ligament) were okay, however that his arm felt “on fire” after he was sacked and his from behind. He stated he'll have an MRI tomorrow to get a much better concept of the intensity of the concern.
Because taking control of as San Francisco's starter in the 2022 season, Purdy has actually mainly remained healthy. He was knocked out of the NFC Championship Game that season with a torn UCL however returned for the start of the 2023 season, tossing for 4,280 lawns, 31 goals and 11 interceptions in 16 video games, eventually assisting the Niners to the Super Bowl (he was rested in Week 18 with San Francisco guaranteed the leading total seed).
He's mostly been healthy this season also, though he missed out on Week 12's 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers with pain in his ideal shoulder.
Injuries and underachieving have actually been the dominating stories for San Francisco this year, with Brandon Aiyuk out for the year and gamers like Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa, Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel handling injuries throughout the project.
At the same time, the Niners have actually gone simply 6-10 on the season, a far cry from the group that went 12-5 last season and lost in the Super Bowl.
Josh Dobbs relieved Purdy on San Francisco's last drive of the video game Monday night and relatively would remain in line to begin next week too, though Kyle Allen would likewise be a possibility.
