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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) \u2014 When Brock Purdy walked off the field following his first playoff trip to Philadelphia<\/a>, his future was in question.<\/p>\n

Purdy had gone from the last pick of the 2022 draft to an improbable starting quarterback in the NFC title game for the San Francisco 49ers in a span of nine months only to tear a ligament in his right elbow<\/a> on his opening drive of a loss.<\/p>\n

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