49ers QB Purdy tore UCL in loss to Eagles

Brock Purdy reportedly tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in Sunday’s NFC championship game loss to the Eagles.

Purdy may be able to avoid Tommy John surgery and instead opt for a repair, which has a typical recovery time of about six months.

The 23-year-old rookie QB was injured on the opening series when he was hit while throwing by Eagles edge rusher Haason Reddick.

He’d thrown only two passes up to that point, and although he returned to the game after backup Josh Johnson was lost to a concussion, he threw only twice more the rest of the game. Purdy said afterward he was unable to throw anything farther than five or 10 yards and was scheduled to undergo an MRI Monday.

“My arm felt stretched out, really a lot of shocks all over from my elbow down to my wrist, front and back,” Purdy said. “Just pain, really. All over.”

The injury ended a storybook season for a player taken as the final selection in the draft, earning the distinction of “Mr. Irrelevant.”

Purdy had won seven starts in a row until Sunday.

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