Those wondering how Brock Purdy would look once he returned to the practice field got their answer today. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback suited up for the first time since January, joining his teammates for the second practice of training camp.
Understandably, there was some rust. Purdy's second pass attempt was intercepted by safety Tashaun Gipson. However, most eyes were on what the quarterback could and couldn't do on the field. How did his arm look? Early reports indicate that Purdy seems good, all things considered, and continues to be on track to be the 49ers' Week 1 starter.
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"But Purdy showed no ill-effects from his elbow injury/surgery," wrote Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, pointing out that Purdy was unleashing 45-yard spirals downfield.
Brock Purdy's second pass attempt of training camp was intercepted by Tashaun Gipson. Oof.
But Purdy showed no ill-effects from his elbow injury/surgery.
In fact, he unleashed a 45-yard spirals, overthrowing Jauan Jennings and Deebo Samuel on plays down the right sideline.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) July 27, 2023
Purdy won't practice every day. The 49ers plan to give the quarterback rest days as they ramp up his workload. But seeing the second-year quarterback on the field made for an exciting day, as social media buzzed during the Thursday-morning practice session.
#49ers Brock Purdy is back — as is his connection to George Kittle pic.twitter.com/pJepJWfbHE
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) July 27, 2023
Main takeaway from 49ers practice - Purdy's arm looks just fine. Threw quite a bit more than I think we all expected, went deep twice (once to Jennings, once to Deebo) both incomplete, overthrown
Had one terrible interception but otherwise looked pretty much like himself
— Jake Hutchinson (@hutchdiesel) July 27, 2023
#49ers just wrapped up 2nd camp practice.
QB Brock Purdy took all the first team reps (21 in 11 v 11) and attempted 17 passes between team drills and 7 v 7.
Had Purdy down as 3-of-10 in team drills (one was dropped). More important, he seemed to be throwing without issue.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) July 27, 2023
