Brock Purdy’s comeback takes next step month before 49ers camp
Brock Purdy’s elbow rehabilitation is progressing to its next step, a month before the 49ers open training camp.
Purdy will throw in Jacksonville, Fla., under the guidance of private quarterbacks coach Will Hewlett and orthopedic specialist Tom Gormely,That follows the plan Purdy outlined a month ago, when he began throwing a football for the first time since his March 10 surgery that repaired his torn ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace.puts him in line to gain full clearance by the 49ers’ regular-season opener Sept. 10 at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I want to just make sure my mechanics and everything are right,” Purdy said May 23 of his goals in Jacksonville. “So, I’ll go down, work with them for a couple of weeks, and then get back here.” Purdy spent last weekend up the coast from Jacksonville in Savannah, Ga. He worked out last year in Jacksonville with Hewlett, before the 49ers selected him with the 262nd and final pick of the draft — and before he produced eight wins until getting hurt in the NFC Championship Game.
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