49ers Purdy back in after Johnson knocked out of the game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy suffered an elbow injury in the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game and was listed questionable to return.
The seventh-round draft pick came into Sunday with a perfect 7-0 record but was hit early in this game.
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Haason Reddick came off the edge with a strip sack in the first quarter. The play was initially ruled an incompletion but head coach Nick Sirianni challenged it and the Eagles won. It was a fumble and the Eagles had a clear recovery.
In addition to the big sack from Reddick, it was a heads up play from Linval Joseph to recover it even after it was ruled an incompletion.
But Purdy was also hit on his throwing arm on the play and on the 49ers’ next offensive series, he was not out there. The Niners had backup Josh Johnson on the field.
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In the second half, Johnson's head slammed to the turf after a Ndamukong Suh hit. Johnson is being evaluated for a concussion so a hurting Purdy is back in the game.
Johnson, 36, has been in the league since the 2008 draft, when he was a fifth-round pick. He has not started a game this season.
