On Wednesday, 49ers’ head coach Kyle Michael Shanahan said, “He is in Protocol” in a conference with the media shared on the 49ers YouTube channel.
Kyle was also asked by the media person, “Does he have enough time to clear protocol to be available for the game on Sunday.”
Kyle said: “Oh yeah, he does have enough time, just it’s got to go through the process.”
So, the coach should have confirmed that Purdy will miss the game on Sunday against the Bengals.
But further in the conference, he said that if Brock is not 100% fit for the game, Sam Darnold will obviously play the game on Sunday. He also said that he is confident about Sam if he will play.
Sam Darnold has appeared only in single games this season, with one completion for one yard in the games against the Cowboys in Week 5, where the 49ers sealed the victory by 42-10.
He signed one year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on 13 March 2023 this year.
In his career so far, he has played 60 games and started 55 games; he completed 11768 yards and 61 touchdowns.
The confirmation about the Brock Purdy injury will come on Friday after the complete concussion protocol process.
Brock Purdy Injury Video
Adam Schefter an ESPN senior NFL insider also Tweet about Sam start Sunday’s game for 49ers vs. Bengals. Here is the Tweet.
With Brock Purdy in concussion protocol, 49ers’ QB Sam Darnold now is in line to start Sunday’s game vs. the Bengals. pic.twitter.com/NNigQ9XEy4
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 25, 2023
Sam Darnold Career Stats
Sam Darnold career stats as a QB for all teams he played for.
| Season | Team | G | GS | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK |
| 2018 | New York Jets | 13 | 13 | 239 | 414 | 2865 | 6.9 | 17 | 15 | 30 |
| 2019 | New York Jets | 13 | 13 | 273 | 441 | 3024 | 6.9 | 19 | 13 | 33 |
| 2020 | New York Jets | 12 | 12 | 217 | 364 | 2208 | 6.1 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 11 | 243 | 406 | 2257 | 6.2 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 6 | 6 | 82 | 140 | 1143 | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 55 | 1055 | 1766 | 11768 | 6.7 | 61 | 55 | 143 |
