Archives for January 2023

In the immediate aftermath of the game, the 49ers aren’t sure about just how bad Brock Purdy‘s elbow injury is. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy needs an MRI and would not have gone back into the game if he didn’t have to because he effectively could not throw. Shanahan added that the quarterback wasn’t [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan: Brock Purdy needs MRI to determine severity of elbow injury

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy clearly had a hard time throwing in the NFC Championship Game after suffering an elbow injury on San Francisco’s first drive of the game. After Sunday’s loss, Purdy described the injury as “extremely painful.” “My arm just felt like it stretched out,” Purdy said in his press conference. “Just felt like, [more] … [Read more...] about Brock Purdy describes elbow injury as “extremely painful”

Injuries to quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson made Sunday a tough hill to climb for the 49ers, but it would have been a little less daunting had head coach Kyle Shanahan challenged a completion to Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith on the first Eagles drive of the game. It appeared Smith made a leaping [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan: Replay we saw wasn’t definitive that Devonta Smith didn’t catch ball

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is a finalist for offensive player of the year and MVP this year, but he didn’t have one of his splashiest performances in Sunday’s NFC title game. The Eagles didn’t need Hurts to have that kind of game to take out the 49ers, however. Hurts ran for 39 yards and a [more] … [Read more...] about Jalen Hurts: I didn’t know how far we’d go, but I never said it couldn’t be done

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy injured his elbow in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game loss to the Eagles and head coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that the team needs an MRI to determine the severity of the injury. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team believes that Purdy, who returned to the game but [more] … [Read more...] about Report: 49ers believe Brock Purdy injured his ulnar collateral ligament