Kyle Shanahan announced that the 49ers ruled out All-Pro defensive end Nick Bosa and starting quarterback Brock Purdy for their Week 12 matchup with the Packers.
Shanahan also announced that Brandon Allen will make his first start since 2019 in Purdy’s absence. Allen has played just one snap this season: a kneel-down to close out a 32-19 victory over the Jets in Week 1.
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Purdy has been dealing with a shoulder injury since the 49ers’ Week 11 loss to the Seahawks, limiting him in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before holding him out entirely on Friday. Shanahan said that an MRI of Purdy’s shoulder did not reveal a long-term issue, but his status for Week 13 against the Bills is “up in the air,” per the San Jose Mercury News’ Cam Inman.
Allen spent 2023 in San Francisco as the team’s third-string quarterback behind Purdy and Sam Darnold. He re-signed with the 49ers during the offseason and beat out Joshua Dobbs for backup quarterback job this year.
Purdy is still traveling with the team, but he will not be joined by Bosa, who is remaining in San Francisco for treatment on his oblique and hip, according to ESPN’s Nick Wagoner. Bosa has racked up 4.0 sacks in his last four games despite dealing with the injury for almost a month.
Yetur Gross-Matos is likely to start in Bosa’s place after being activated from injured reserve and recording his first sack as a 49er last week.
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I get it, everyone thinks his story is great but he’s not a good QB. Brandon Allen beat him out. SF is cooked this week
I was slightly sarcastic. Brandon Allen isn’t much better and has way less games under his belt
I understood your sarcasm, I didn’t think you were calling your shot. My response is to Dobbs in general. The networks love to tell us how smart he is even if he’s losing football games. Allen is trash as well. This will be a tough week in GB. Lefluer gets his revenge
lol this is the best week to roster McCaffrey in fantasy then. I could easily see him getting 30 plus carries and a lot of slants and screens.
Agreed
GB got the luck of the draw with those two out
And Fox will force 90+% of the nation onto the 49ers game cos Packers are a brand name team. Is it too late for Fox to switch most of the nation to the Cardinals and Seahawks?
You and Peter Griffin seem to be big bird fans…link to youtube.com
KC vs Panthers, Dallas vs Wash, and now this. All 3 are bottom tier games but the brands sell.
I’m a 49ers fan and I don’t think it was luck of the draw five teams this year have had “luck of the draw”
It’s over and not just for this year. When you commit $50 million to Aiyuk and Lenore… It’s over for a long time.
The window has shut and is locked
Purdy probably fell to the 7th round because the test showed his body is not going to hold up. The Reddick hit wasn’t anything bad and messed up his elbow, now he has another shoulder elbow injury in a game with no major contact. They have to commit $50+ million to him because it is the market.
So, Lance and Dobbs aren’t the answer. But Brandon Allen is? lol smh Maybe the boy “genius” Shanahan is part of the problem! I’m betting another overrated vanilla QB named Jones is on the Shanahan radar if he doesn’t end up in a Dallas or Jet uni.