49ers QB Brock Purdy was not seen throwing during the media’s availability
The San Francisco 49ers injury report for Thursday is out. All eyes were on quarterback Brock Purdy, who went through warm-up throws after not throwing on Wednesday. According to the reporters on hand, Brandon Allen and Josh Dobbs took the majority of reps, as Purdy did not throw an actual pass during the first half hour of practice.
The media only gets to watch about 20 or so minutes of practice, so the 49ers won’t tip their hand as to how Purdy’s arm looks.
Kyle’s update, 3:48 p.m. PT: Kyle Shanahan spoke on KNBR and gave a brief update about Purdy:
“He was still limited today, he didn’t do as much yesterday but did a little bit more today. He went out there and did a little bit then went back in about halfway through and rested up. Hopefully it will be feeling great on Sunday.”
The starting quarterback speaks every Thursday, but Purdy did not talk to the media. We’ll have to wait another day to hear from the starting quarterback, whoever that is. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said he wasn’t concerned about Purdy’s availability this Sunday and that Brock being limited was considered “good news.”
Nick Bosa (hip/oblique) and Trent Williams (ankle) were not present during the early part of practice. It’d be surprising to see either practice or test themselves until Sunday.
On Wednesday, Shanahan said this about his two best players: “But when it comes to a guy like Bosa, when it comes to a guy like Trent, their position, the veterans they are, how they play, those guys have all the way to kickoff for me.”
Tight end George Kittle practiced after saying he intends to play this Sunday. Kittle missed Week 11 with a hamstring injury and was on the injury report the week prior with “hamstring irritation.”
Defensive tackle Kevin Givens (groin) and linebacker Tatum Bethune (MCL) did not practice, while wide receiver Jacob Cowing worked off to the side as he remains in the concussion protocol.
Here’s the official injury report from Thursday:
Did not participate —
Tatum Bethune
Nick Bosa
Jacob Cowing
Kevin Givens
Trent Williams
Limited —
Christian McCaffrey (Achilles)
George Kittle (hamstring)
Brock Purdy (right shoulder)
Charvarius Ward (personal)
Jon Feliciano (knee)