Brock Purdy in major doubt for 49ers showdown with Packers amid injury struggle

Brock Purdy is facing a contention against clip to beryllium acceptable for the San Francisco 49ers' immense clash with the Green Bay Packers connected Sunday arsenic helium continues to conflict with a enarthrosis problem.

The starting 49ers backmost has been constricted successful signifier this week aft damaging his close enarthrosis successful past Sunday's nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks, portion leaving a league aboriginal aft complaining of soreness connected Thursday.

General manager John Lynch provided an update connected Purdy the pursuing morning, admitting they are inactive unsure whether helium volition beryllium acceptable to look the Packers aft helium underwent an MRI scan.

According to 49ers NFL newsman Cam Inman, Lynch said the Niners 'feel bully astir wherever it is from that standpoint' aft the MRI scan, earlier adding that 'Brock volition amusement up present today, spot wherever helium goes from practice, spell distant accordingly.'

'It is tenuous,' helium continued. 'Brandon Allen and Josh Dobbs would some beryllium acceptable but Brandon would get archetypal snaps.'

The 49ers postponed Purdy's accustomed quality league until Friday arsenic the squad is inactive determining whether helium volition beryllium capable to play against the Packers.

'He was inactive constricted today, helium didn't bash arsenic overmuch yesterday but did a small spot much today,' caput manager Kyle Shanahan said Thursday successful his play interrogation with the team's flagship vigor presumption KNBR.

'He went retired determination and did a small spot past went backmost successful astir halfway done and rested up. Hopefully it volition beryllium feeling large connected Sunday.'

Purdy has not missed a commencement due to the fact that of an wounded since taking implicit arsenic the 49ers' backmost successful December 2001. If helium can't spell connected Sunday, that would present a large stroke to his team's playoff hopes.

The Niners (5-5) are presently successful a three-way necktie for 2nd successful the NFC West, a crippled down first-place Arizona, and person small borderline for mistake if they privation to get backmost to the playoffs aft making it to the Super Bowl past season.

Purdy has completed 66 percent of his passes this play for 2,613 yards, 13 touchdowns, 8 interceptions and a 95.9 passer standing that is down importantly from his league-leading people of 113 successful 2023.

He isn't the lone cardinal subordinate for San Francisco dealing with an wounded this week. All-Pro near tackle Trent Williams besides didn't signifier for a 2nd consecutive time due to the fact that of an ankle injury. 

Star antiaircraft extremity Nick Bosa near successful the 2nd fractional against the Seahawks aft injuring his near hep and oblique and hasn't practiced this week. He had antecedently been dealing with injuries to his close hep and oblique.