{"id":7369,"date":"2026-08-21T06:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7369"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:07:11","slug":"49ers-purdy-makes-preseason-debut-after-scarce-interceptions-this-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7369","title":{"rendered":"49ers&#8217; Purdy makes preseason debut after scarce interceptions this camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>INGLEWOOD, Calif. \u2013 Brock Purdy recalled with great detail an interception as if the 49ers\u2019 playoff fate was on the line, rather than him just experimenting as he should in Tuesday\u2019s joint practice at the Chargers\u2019 facility.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7367\">49ers Studs and Duds: Stribling shines again, Black shows serious power in blowout win over Chargers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interceptions have been rare this summer for Purdy, with only three others coming out of nearly 200 passes during training camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, you don\u2019t want to turn the ball over, but I just try to be efficient, get into a habit of if it\u2019s not there, check the ball down, throw the ball away,\u201d Purdy said Tuesday. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve done that at camp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>None of his six passes got picked off in Thursday night\u2019s 12-snap, preseason debut against the Chargers. Purdy was 3-for-3 in targeting rookie hot-shot De\u2019Zhaun Stribling, and Deebo Samuel caught Purdy\u2019s first pass before eventually debuting as a punt returner.<\/p>\n<p>Purdy was 4-of-6 for 29 yards, plus a 3-yard scramble in one-series cameo that reached the 49ers\u2019 45-yard line.<\/p>\n<p>After Tuesday\u2019s practice, Purdy did not totally blow off his delayed throw to Luke Farrell that linebacker Del-Shawn Phillips picked off near the goal line. \u201cDown there in the red zone, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m going to throw that ball in the game, but I wanted to try putting a tight ball on to Luke,\u201d Purdy said, \u201cand there was good coverage on the backside by the safety and he just poked his hand out and popped the ball up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s practice, but I think it\u2019s also good work to see if I can get that done or not. That\u2019s sort of just been my mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Purdy\u2019s interception rate spiked to 3.5% last season, after a 2.4% mark in 2022, 2.5% in \u201923, and 2.6% in 2024.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two of his interceptions this camp came Aug. 8, when Upton Stout and Deommodore Lenoir converted them into pick-sixes. That riled up memories of last season.<\/p>\n<p>Purdy had at least one pass intercepted in each of the 49ers\u2019 final five games last season, and the 49ers were already down 27-6 in Seattle when a third-quarter pass toward Farrell got intercepted en route to the 49ers\u2019 41-6 divisional-round exit.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Purdy\u2019s 104.0 career passer rating would rank first in NFL history if he had enough qualifying passes, and he is just 147 attempts shy.<\/p>\n<p>Purdy, along with most starters, sat out last week\u2019s preseason opener against Tennessee, and he hasn\u2019t played that first exhibition since his 2022 rookie season. Last year, his only action came in the second preseason game, on a 12-play opening drive in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>PUNT RETURN TD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Cowing may have reclaimed the 49ers\u2019 punt returner role by virtue of an 83-yard return for a touchdown, 3 minutes before halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Cowing, the 49ers\u2019 2024 returner who missed last season with a hamstring tear, cut across the field to the left sideline for a lane to the end zone, with a calvary of teammates including KhaDarel Hodge, Josiah Deguara, Jalen Stroman and Sincere McCormick. Tatum Bethune and Brayden Willis threw key blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7365\">Motorcyclist killed, driver arrested in suspected hit-and-run in Palo Alto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t cut a guy that goes 84 yards. I\u2019d say he\u2019s going to make the team,\u201d Dan Fouts said on the Chargers\u2019 broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INJURY ALERT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Renardo Green came out with a hamstring injury after the second series, which ended with him defending a 50-yard Trey Lance incompletion. Jack Jones replaced Green, and the 49ers forced a third punt in as many series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STRIBLING\u2019S ENCORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Stribling caught 7-of-8 passes a week ago in his debut, he came out just as hot. After nabbing all three of Purdy\u2019s targets, he caught a 21-yarder on Mac Jones\u2019 first pass, but Stribling also would make his first drop on an over-the-shoulder attempt at the 5-yard line to foil a potential 33-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell he\u2019s human after all,\u201d Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts said on the Chargers\u2019 broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KITTLE\u2019S GOOD CHECKUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tight end George Kittle, who said last weekend his Achiles recovery is well ahead of schedule and could play Week 1, got confirmation of that Wednesday in visiting with his Los Angeles-based surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, according to ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TREY LANCE REMATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trey Lance, the 49ers\u2019 2021 first-round pick who got traded to Dallas before the 2023 season, still is a dangerous scrambler. On a 37-yard scramble to the 49ers\u2019 5-yard line, he slipped bast past Ogbo Okoronkwo and Jaden Dugger before Jalen Stroman made a touchdown-saving tackle. The Chargers only produced a game-tying field goal, after defensive stops by Sam Okuayinonu, Garrett Wallow, and then Jones with a pass-breakup in the end zone on a fade pass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RUNNING BACK ROUNDUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sincere McCormick and Khalil Herbert scored rushing touchdowns, while injuries kept out five others ahead of them on the depth chart.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Taylor Jr. went on Injured Reserve prior to kickoff for a yet-to-be announced issue; he caught a Purdy pass on the 10th snap of Tuesday\u2019s team drills then did not touch the ball again. That injury prompted the 49ers to re-sign Herbert, three days after cutting him.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick scored the 49ers\u2019 first touchdown Thursday, on a 7-yard run shortly after a 37-yard run. Herbert\u2019s 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter capped a 14-play drive.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers\u2019 backfield began its attrition in April when Isaac Guerendo tore a pectoral muscle, landing him on the Physically Unable to Perform list, where he remains but appears to nearing a return. Christian McCaffrey is the main concern, as he\u2019s been sidelined since Aug. 10 with an unspecified tightness; coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday McCaffrey would be able to play had this been a regular-season week.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan James, McCaffrey\u2019s projected understudy, has been out since breaking a rib July 27. Rookie Kaelon Black was sidelined 2 \u00bd weeks before his impressive return Tuesday and Thursday night\u2019s start. Black had 33 yards on his first eight carries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STASHED ON SIDELINES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 49ers\u2019 starting offense Thursday did not include several players who figure to suit up in three weeks in the opener in Australia:\u00a0 left tackle Trent Williams, wide receiver Mike Evans, running back Christian McCaffrey, right guard Dom Puni, plus presumably Kittle and left guard Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Among those making their preseason debuts other than Purdy, Jones and Samuel were defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa and cornerbacks Green and Deommodore Lenoir .<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7364\">San Jose\u2019s Century 21 should be revived as a first-class IMAX theater<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock Purdy&#8217;s preseason debut Thursday night at the Chargers came after he threw only a few interception a month into camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>49ers&#8217; 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