SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy is cleared to renew throwing immediately at 49ers follow, having been shut down final Thursday with shoulder soreness and now lending hope he may play in Sunday evening’s sport at Buffalo.
The 49ers (5-6) had been overwhelmed 38-10 Sunday by the host Inexperienced Bay Packers, with Brandon Allen beginning rather than Purdy, who had not beforehand missed a begin due to harm via almost two years in that QB1 function.
Every week in the past, Purdy didn’t throw in Wednesday’s follow due to shoulder ache that arose through the 49ers’ Nov. 17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. After some mild throwing Thursday, he left follow to endure therapy, and that continued via the weekend as he traveled with the 49ers for his or her 3-day keep in Wisconsin. On Monday, Purdy reported no ache as he resumed throwing on the aspect, coach Kyle Shanahan stated.
Purdy stays restricted, and coach Kyle Shanahan stated “we’ll see” relating to what Wednesday’s workload will entail.
Purdy’s standing nonetheless have to be evaluated via this week’s practices, and with so many different 49ers battling accidents, the Payments (9-3) are having to do further preparation for the 49ers’ contingency plans.
“There’s some moving targets, right, with who we’re expecting to play,” Payments coach Sean McDermott advised Buffalo-area reporters Wednesday. “We have to prepare for them to be as healthy as they’ve ever been, just because we don’t know. … It makes it a little tougher and you spend a little more time with the prep.”
Though McDermott and Shanahan confronted off as NFC South coordinators a decade in the past, McDermott has but to face Purdy. “I have a lot of respect for his game, how he plays, the way he handles himself with his faith and everything,” McDermott added. “With what he’s done for their team, he has those traits you admire.”
For the second straight week, the 49ers won’t make their beginning quarterback out there till Friday, whether or not that’s Purdy or Allen; there isn’t any media entry on Thursday.
HEALTH CENTER
Defensive finish Nick Bosa (indirect, hip) and left sort out Trent Williams (ankle) stay out of shape. Additionally not training had been operating again Christian McCaffrey (relaxation), cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (knee), left guard Aaron Banks (concussion), defensive sort out Jordan Elliott (concussion), linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (knee).
McCaffrey is three video games into his season and Shanahan referred to as it “unfair” to criticize McCaffrey for not taking part in in MVP-type kind after lacking a lot time.
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw will follow for the primary time since Febuary’s Achilles tear within the Tremendous Bowl. The 49ers have three weeks to guage whether or not to activate him off Injured Reserve. Greenlaw is to be restricted, as are proper guard Dominick Puni (shoulder) and defensive Kevin Givens (groin).
BUFFALO INJURIES
Tight finish Dalton Kincaid (knee) didn’t follow for the Payments whereas restricted had been huge receiver Keon Coleman (wrist) and proper sort out Spencer Brown (ankle). Linebacker Matt Milano may come off Injured Reserve and make his season debut Sunday; defensive sort out DeWayne Carter and left sort out Tylan Grable had their IR analysis home windows opened Wednesday.
OFFENSIVE LINE HELP
With Banks within the concussion protocol and Puni coping with a shoulder harm, the 49ers made room on their follow squad for offensive lineman Cameron Erving, a flexible veteran who was launched from the Houston Texans’ follow squad final week. Erving (6-foot-5, 313 kilos) has performed 98 video games over stints with the Cleveland Browns (2015-16), Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (2017-19), Dallas Cowboys (2020), Carolina Panthers (2021-22), New Orleans Saints (2023) and Texans (2024).
BYE-WEEK BOUNCE
The Payments (9-2) gained six in a row earlier than their Week 12 bye. They’ve gained coming off their bye for 9 consecutive seasons, together with residence returns between 2017-22; they gained 20-17 at Kansas Metropolis in a Week 13 affair final 12 months.
“I don’t have an exact formula. It’s about us getting back to what we do, getting back to the basics,” stated McDermott, who’s in his eighth season, like Shanahan.
The Payments are the 49ers’ fourth opponent this season who’re coming off their bye week. Beforehand, the Chiefs gained in Week 7 (28-18 at Levi’s Stadium), the Cowboys misplaced in Week 8 (30-24 at Levi’s Stadium), and the Seahawks gained in Week 11 (20-17 at Levi’s Stadium).
