The 49ers have recently had long, drawn-out contract negotiations with stars. Brock Purdy says he doesn't want to join

Neither side wants ugliness, or to upset the other party. But then again, the 49ers do have a habit of trying to squeeze their players — even their

Brock Purdy hurt his surgically repaired throwing elbow late in a loss to the Detroit Lions, the latest blow in an injury-plagued season for the San Francisco 49ers.

Coach Kyle Shanahan offered an update on Purdy's injury on Tuesday, sharing that the quarterback has a right elbow bruise with some nerve inflammation. He avoided any major elbow injury, which is good news for 49ers fans.

In the 49ers' Monday Night Football battle against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy notched a statistical milestone that no 49ers signal-caller has tracked down since Colin Kaepernick.

Quarterback Brock Purdy took a hit to his blind side from Lions safety Brian Branch and immediately left the game. It appeared his hand or wrist was being tended to on the sideline. The television broadcast showed him make a couple of soft throws on the sideline before giving up his helmet.

All the way back in January, Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers secured their biggest win of the season, beating the Detroit Lions 34-31 on the way to the Super Bowl. Oh, what a difference (almost) a year can make.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy left their loss to the Detroit Lions early on Monday night with an elbow injury after taking a sack in the final minutes. Purdy, head coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game at Levi’s Stadium,

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy provided the latest update on his elbow injury after he was forced to exit the team's 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions late in the fourth quarter on Monday night.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Thursday that Purdy will not play Week 18 against the Arizona Cardinals. Purdy suffered a right elbow contusion with nerve inflammation in San Francisco's 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on "Monday Night Football."

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has received an official diagnosis following injury on Monday Night Football.