Brock Purdy prevented major elbow injury in loss to Lions; 49ers QB not likely to play in Week 18 Dec 31, 2024
San Francisco can breathe a sigh of relief.
Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that Brock Purdy's MRI on Tuesday exposed that the quarterback suffered an ideal elbow contusion with nerve swelling and prevented a long-lasting injury, however it will likely require him out of Sunday's season ending versus the Arizona Cardinals.
"Most most likely gon na miss today, however no long-lasting problems," Shanahan informed press reporters on Tuesday. "UCL looks fine."
Purdy suffered the elbow injury with under 2 minutes staying in Monday night's loss to the Detroit Lions. He went to the sideline after getting sacked by Brian Branch and didn't return after being seen attempting to toss a football, signifying his annoyance by shaking his head to let the 49ers personnel understand ...