Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner pumps up the crowd during the first half of a NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, November 12, 2023 in Jacksonville, Fla. SANTA CLARA — Less than a month after Fred Warner and Brock Purdy experienced one of the most bitter defeats imaginable, the real world took over and bestowed both with life-altering events that altered the trajectory of their existence.
For Purdy, his wedding and honeymoon in the Turks and Caicos Islands were a welcome respite from a non-stop whirlwind: Last pick in the draft. Goes from No. 3 quarterback to No. 2 and eventually the starter. Tears the UCL of his throwing elbow in the NFC Championship Game loss to Philadelphia. Surgery. Non-stop rehab through the offseason. On a gradual throwing program in training camp.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy looks to throw the ball against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024.
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