Brock Purdy and his surgically repaired elbow joined 49ers training camp practices on Thursday, 179 days since his injury in the NFC Championship Game loss at Philadelphia.
The most concerning pass: Purdy’s second series began when Clelin Ferrell brought pressure from Purdy’s left, and Purdy pushed a pass off his back foot toward Brandon Aiyuk. That resulted in an interception, by Tashaun Gipson Sr., who returned it for a would-be, 30-yard pick-six.
Purdy’s pocket presence resurfaced in team drills when he stepped up to avoid Kevin Givens’ rush and completed a pass to Aiyuk, ironically while the song “Rookie Of The Year” blared on the loudspeakers. Shanahan recently referred to the “Rookie Of The Year” movie character Henry Rowengartner, who, as a teenager, broke his arm and came back with a 100-mph fastball to pitch for the Cubs.
As for Purdy’s velocity, he showed enough zip to find Aiyuk over the middle after a play-action fake to Christian McCaffrey. Purdy’s last throw, however, nearly got intercepted by linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles over the middle on another target toward Aiyuk. In this offense, accuracy and timing mean more than velocity.
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