One small step at a time.
A few weeks after surgery to repair his injured elbow, Brock Purdy considers his recovery to be going as planned.
However, the young 49ers smuggler is not sure of being able to resume competition in 2023. Neither he nor his coach Kyle Shanahan, general manager John Lynch want to take the risk of predicting a return date.
Even more disturbing: According to Yahoo Sports, Purdy conceded that there is a possibility that he will miss the whole season and that he is not sure that his rehabilitation will allow him to return in time.
“It’s going well,” Purdy told CBS Sports. “It is progressing day by day. I’m just trying to heal and feel a little better every day. So far everything is going as planned. We have good communication with the doctors I work with, with the Niners, the whole organization. Everyone agrees and we are optimistic about how things are going. I take it all day by day. »
However, in case of delay San Francisco remains armed since the franchise still has Trey Lance and Sam Darnold to start the season. The two leaders have just assured that the club has a plan for every possible situation. An opportunity that the two replacement quarterbacks would surely like to take advantage of to relaunch their own careers.
“We will see how it goes. We’ll do what’s best for Brock because it’s best for our organization,” Lynch told the San Jose Mercury News. “In our business you have to be aggressive, but you also have to be smart. We have other guys we believe in, so if Brock isn’t ready, we’ll hold out until he is. »
