The san francisco 49ers they have a quarterback quandary for the 2023 NFL season that will be resolved eventually in training camp. With this in mind, management wants to give every opportunity with the first team to brock purdywho has recovered from elbow surgery and will be ready for practice.
John Lynch, general manager of the 49ers, stated that he Mr. Irrelevant of the 2022 Draft has been discharged and that he will be able to train without restrictions as long as he follows the plan established for the QB.
“Brock has been released and is ready to train, it will do so without restrictions,” Lynch said at a press conference. “He got it in the last two days, we increased the number of pitches. He will rest the first day, but we believe in the plan. The excellent news is that Brock has worked his ass off and is ready to train.”.
Purdy suffered the injury in the first half of the 49ers’ NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles in January and underwent surgery at the beginning of March by surgeon Keith Meister.
The head coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear that Purdy will have first-team replays ahead of Trey Lance, Sam Darnold and Brandon Allen..
“He’ll make headlines when he’s on the fieldShanahan said. “The other QBs will do the same as in the OTAs, they will practice with the first team and then Brock will have the second and third practices and then rest.”
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Brock Purdy’s NFL Stats
Purdy, drafted with the last pick in the 2022 Draft, became the 49ers’ QB1 after injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo. Iowa graduate Sate won his first seven NFL starts, including two playoff victories, and recorded 1,374 yards with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions. after completing 67.1 percent of his shots.
Besides, finished third in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting behind wide receiver Garrett Wilson and running back Kenneth Walker III.