Purdy focuses on present, not past injury, in 49ers’ win vs. Eagles
Dec 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy acknowledged Sunday evening that he did think about what happened in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles last season. "It was sort of in my mind, I got hurt here," the quarterback said following the 49ers' 42-19 victory over the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. "That was this year, late in January, but was it going to be the revenge game or anything like that? No." Purdy sustained a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow that required significant offseason surgery. He was injured on the sixth play of the game. And when he was forced back onto the field in the third quarter after backup quarterback Josh Johnsons sustained a concussion, Purdy could not throw. Purdy said the most important thing for himself and the 49ers on Sunday was not the past. "For me, it was Week 13," Purdy said. "We're going into a new year. It's a hostile environment. We needed this game. We need this game and, obviously, we have some really important games coming up too, so that's where I was at with that." Purdy said he did not want to get distracted with what could have been from last season. His focus is on playing his best for the 49ers...
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