Brock Purdy has postponed his scheduled elbow surgery after an exam on Tuesday revealed ongoing inflammation, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback was slated to undergo surgery on the torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his throwing arm Tuesday before putting the procedure off at Dr. Keith Meister’s recommendation. Meister is the team doctor for MLB’s Texas Rangers and is an expert in UCL reconstruction that’s more common in baseball pitchers.
Purdy, Meister and the 49ers will revisit the procedure in March.