49ers rule out Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa for Sunday’s game against Packers

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The 49ers have ruled out quarterback Brock Purdy for Sunday’s game against the Packers.

It seemed to be trending that way when Purdy was not on the field for the start of Friday’s training.

Purdy has a right shoulder injury that kept him from throwing the ball Wednesday and again Thursday, which was a surprise to the team. He was listed as limited the first two days of practice before not practicing Friday.

“I wouldn’t say there’s any long-term concern,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. “You know, got the MRI on Monday and thought he just needed some rest and really wasn’t worried about him not being good this week. But when he started up Thursday, surprised him, surprised us how felt so we had to shut him down. So I don’t know what to think about it. The MRI doesn’t look like that but the way it reacted this week is really up in the air for next week .We have to watch Monday.”

Brandon Allen will start this week with Joshua Dobbs as his backup. Allen hasn’t started a game since 2021 and has played just 16 games with nine starts in his career.

Purdy appeared to injure the shoulder when his hand hit the arm of Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon as he threw a pass early in the fourth quarter Sunday, though Shanahan said Purdy doesn’t know when he injured it. Purdy did not miss time with the injury in Sunday’s loss.

“Just complained about how tight it was throughout the game,” Shanahan said. “It sort of happened throughout the game. Therefore, he warmed up much more than usual. He said he had a hard time keeping it loose. Then after the game it really started to hurt and on Monday morning that’s why we did an MRI for it.”

Purdy has thrown for 2,613 yards with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions this season.

The 49ers also ruled out defensive end Nick Bosa (hip/oblique), giving them another concern as they face what feels like a must-win game at Green Bay.

Cornerback Charvarius Ward (personal), punt returner Jacob Cowing (concussion), linebacker Tatum Bethune (knee) and defensive tackle Kevin Givens (groin) are also out this week.

Left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) and center/guard Jon Feliciano (knee) are questionable. Williams did not practice this week.