San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is going through the NFL's concussion protocol due to a hit to the head he took during the team's Monday night loss to the Minnesota Vikings, head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Wednesday.
SANTA CLARA -- Shanahan made the announcement early Wednesday afternoon as he provided the media with injury updates for players, noting that Purdy's inclusion was new.ALSO READ: The 49ers are on a losing streak after falling to Vikings in another uncharacteristic performance'He started getting symptoms on the plane. So we found that out when we landed. We were all pretty asleep, but then he got all checked up ... yesterday, and now he's in the protocol,' Shanahan said.
'Shanahan said he was not sure when Purdy suffered the concussion. He would be allowed to take some walk throughs during practice on Wednesday. Shanahan said he didn't notice anything from reviewing game film that indicated Purdy was affected by the concussion.He did say that Purdy seemed to feel better Wednesday than he did on Tuesday.The quarterback threw two interceptions to Vikings safety Camryn Bynum during the last 5:30 the fourth quarter.
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