49ers’ Brock Purdy cleared to practice six months after elbow surgery

The competitors is formally on in San Francisco.

Brock Purdy will follow when the 49ers’ coaching camp begins this week.

Purdy tore the UCL in his throwing elbow within the NFC championship recreation towards the Philadelphia Eagles, leaving the Niners with fourth-string quarterback Josh Johnson.

He additionally received harm, forcing operating again Christian McCaffrey to take snaps behind heart.

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Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers warms up previous to the NFC championship recreation towards the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Monetary Subject Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia.  (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Photos)

The Niners stated final month the “obsessed” Purdy was forward of schedule and itching to get again on the sphere.

On Tuesday, general manager John Lynch stated the rising sophomore “has labored his tail off, and he is able to go.”

Purdy entered final season because the group’s third-string quarterback. Trey Lance was the starter however suffered a season-ending damage the second recreation of the season. Jimmy Garoppolo grew to become the starter, however his season ended with an damage in Week 12.

Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers runs off the sphere after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC wild-card playoff recreation at Levi’s Stadium Jan. 14, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Photos)

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That put Purdy underneath heart, and he regarded removed from the ultimate decide within the 2022 NFL Draft. The Niners’ four-game successful streak prolonged to 12 straight underneath Purdy, all the way in which as much as the NFC title recreation.

Purdy was distinctive from Week 12 on, finishing 151 of 233 passes (64.8%) for 1,877 yards, whereas throwing 16 touchdowns towards simply 4 interceptions. 

Purdy might be the front-runner for the job given his success final season, however 2021 No. 3 total decide Trey Lance, who began Week 1 final yr, shall be trying to win the job again after a Week 2 ankle damage that ended his season.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) passes towards the Seattle Seahawks in the course of the first half of a wild-card playoff recreation in Santa Clara, Calif., Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Picture/Josie Lepe)

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Garoppolo signed a three-year take care of the Las Vegas Raiders in the course of the offseason.