San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a right elbow contusion with nerve inflammation in Monday night's loss to the Detroit Lions, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday.
Although it is unlikely Purdy will play for the 49ers (6-10) in Sunday's season finale against the Arizona Cardinals, Shanahan said the news on Purdy's elbow was positive and that no long-term injury was expected.
Purdy, who tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in the NFC Championship Game two years ago, described the feeling in his elbow after the game.
"I got hit on the backside and basically just my arm was on fire kind of thing," Purdy, 25, said.