Some questioned the prudence of San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan’s decision to rest Brock Purdy for a meaningless Week 18 finale versus the Los Angeles Rams. foremost among them? Brock Purdy in his own right.
The 49ers’ MVP contender wasn’t sure sitting out the final regular season game was best for him. “That’s something I brought up to Kyle” Purdy confirmed, per the San Francisco Chronicle’s Eric Branch.
Purdy’s fears were allayed by Shanahan’s explanation that the second-year signal caller had not seen comparable layoffs previously.
Purdy at eased by recent past
Purdy, for example, did not play a snap for sixteen days following the team’s preseason finale and their Week 1 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following the Niners’ Week 9 bye, Purdy led the team to a rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars while recording his second-best passer rating of his NFL career.
