Its official. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will make his return to the starting lineup this Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, per Kyle Shanahan.
On Wednesday, Shanahan said, I think each week its gotten better, with last week being the best. Each week has been different. So, if he takes a big step forward this week, like he did last week, he should have a good chance to play.
During an interview on KNBR on Thursday afternoon, Shanahan asked whether he had seen everything he needed to from Purdy during the two practices:
Shanahan hasnt hid from the fact that the team may have been too quick to put Purdy back in action, which led to a reaggravation in Week 4. He was asked how different Purdy looked at practice during this week:
Shanahan also said Ricky Pearsall has had a good week during practice and has done some good things. Shanahan said the plan is to be smart with Pearsall and ease him back in, which is why hes been listed as limited on the practice reports this week: He did a little on Wednesday. Did a little more today. But hell be good to go on Sunday.
Shanahan said Pearsall was the only wide receiver who had an entire offseason where he was healthy:
Thats a great point about the situation Jones was playing in, and an even better one about how much Pearsall truly means to this offense.