The San Francisco 49ers had their championship aspirations come to a screeching halt last season when quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a torn UCL in the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game, leading to a 31-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
After seeing some significant quarterback turnover last season, going from Trey Lance to Jimmy Garoppolo to Brock Purdy due to injuries, it was a deafening blow to a team vying to reach a Super Bowl since their 2019 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs.