In Week 12, the San Francisco 49ers will face the Green Bay Packers, with Brandon Allen at quarterback. Brock Purdy, the team’s starting quarterback, was ruled out late this week due to a shoulder injury sustained in the team’s 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
There is hope that Purdy will be ready to play against the Buffalo Bills in Week 13, but an update shared by NFL insider Jay Glazer on Sunday suggests some uncertainty.
“He hurt his arm last week against Seattle,” Glazer claimed on FOX’s NFL pregame show. “On Monday, they gave him an MRI. It indicated a shoulder sprain. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he practiced. They felt he was going at the proper pace.
On Thursday, he went out and tried to throw, but it simply locked up on him. So nobody knows that they gave him another MRI on Thursday, but it revealed nothing else. So they’re constantly wondering when he’ll return. They’re only going to rehab it and hope he’ll be back next week. “They simply don’t know right now.”
The 49ers have been the NFC’s best team over the past half-decade, appearing in the NFC Championship Game four out of the last five seasons. This year, however, injuries have taken a toll on the team. They’re 5-5 heading into Week 12.
Whether Purdy plays or not, the quarterback is unlikely to be at full strength when they go to Highmark Stadium to face the Bills on Sunday Night Football next week.
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