Brock Purdy came away healthy from Saturday’s nine-snap cameo, even though the 49ers’ quarterback had a nerve-wracking scramble to cap his night.
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy scampered into Levi’s Stadium’s open grass, cut back inside, and, with his competitive juices in regular-season mode, sought out the goal line.He emerged unscathed, however, from that 8-yard scramble to the 2-yard line, which capped his nine-snap cameo in Saturday night’s 21-20 preseason win over Denver — Purdy’s first game since tearing an elbow ligament in last season’s NFC Championship loss.
In 2018, Jimmy Garoppolo dashed along the left sideline in Kansas City, only to sustain a season-ending knee injury. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy makes a throw against the against the Denver Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper in the first quarter of a NFL preseason game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.
“He was good to break the pocket, which I think was smart. They gave him a lane to break and extend it on third-and-goal,” Shanahan said. “I just wish he kept his eyes up a little bit longer, because Jauan flashed open in front of him, and Brock had decided to scramble a little before that. If he would have kept his eyes up, he would have had the off-schedule to Jauan.”
Purdy’s mobility is deceiving. His ability to elude pass rushers and keep plays alive is what boosted the 49ers’ offense into a scoring juggernaut before his untimely injury at Philadelphia with a Super Bowl berth on the line. He had just 13 yards on 22 carries last season, including a touchdown in his starting debut against Tom Brady and Tampa Bay.
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