How Brock Purdy’s dad’s UCL injury guided 49ers QB in recovery, rehab

Editor's Note: "Mr. Relevant: Brock Purdy's NFL Story," a 49ers Talk original series, details the QB's incredible journey from the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft to Bay Area superstar through his eyes and those closest to him, his mom and dad. When Brock Purdy steps back on an NFL field Sunday – exactly six months after elbow surgery - he'll have his father to thank for it. Shawn Purdy, a minor league pitcher for eight years in the 1990s, partially tore the UCL in his throwing arm before his 1993 season in the Angels' system, and needed a lengthy rehabilitation process to play again. Thirty years later, he used that experience to help his son after the 49ers' young quarterback fully tore the UCL in his throwing arm during last season's NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia. "Being able to ask him and go to him for advice with, 'Hey man, what do I got to do?' " Brock Purdy told NBC Sports Bay Area in a recent interview. "And the biggest thing he would say is, 'You got to have patience. There's a process to this. You can't overnight, all of the sudden heal up.' " Shawn Purdy called on the people he knew, including someone who was part of his rehab, and helped his son...