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Kyle Shanahan explains why Brock Purdy played in Week 2 with multiple starters out

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The excitement to see San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy make his preseason debut quickly wore off after Purdy was running for his life and took unnecessary hits, including a sack after backup left guard Nick Zakelj was beaten on a sack.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan came into Sunday night with a plan to give Purdy reps:

“Just thought that it’d be good for him to get a couple reps in or a couple drives in. We were hoping it would be one long drive just to get him out, similar to what BA had last week.