It turns out the San Francisco 49ers knew quarterback Brock Purdy might start all the way back in training camp. Nope, not in 2023. Back during the 2022 training camp, Purdy’s rookie season.
49ers owner and CEO Jed York met with the media on Thursday, and as one might expect, the topic of Brock Purdy came up. York was quick to tell an amusing story of how Shanahan thought Purdy may have been the best quarterback on the roster—in a year that Trey Lance was planned to be the unquestioned starter.
“Coach came up to us after practice and said, “Hey, we gotta talk.