SANTA CLARA, Calif. – San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers with a sore throwing shoulder, dealing another blow to the 49ers’ playoff hopes.
Purdy injured his right shoulder in last Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He underwent an MRI on Monday that showed no structural damage and the team initially thought he could play this week.
But when Purdy’s shoulder didn’t feel right when he made a few warmup throws at practice Thursday, those plans changed.
“We thought he just needed some rest and we really weren’t concerned about him not being good this week,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. “But when he started up Thursday, it just surprised him, surprised us how it felt. So we had to shut him down.”
Shanahan said the team doesn’t believe the injury is a long-term concern but he is uncertain whether Purdy will need to miss any additional time.
“The MRI doesn’t look like that, so it should …