With their talismanic QB out for their Week 18 clash with the Cardinals, the 49ers will sit Brock Purdy for their closer as they look ahead to next season.

Following Sunday's loss, all eyes have shifted to quarterback Brock Purdy's impending contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers.

Coming off their Monday night loss to the Detroit Lions, the San Francisco 49ers listed 11 players as not practicing Wednesday, including quarterback Brock Purdy, who suffered an elbow injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy won’t play and that Joshua Dobbs will be the starter against the Arizona Cardinals.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is likely to miss the team’s regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals with the right elbow injury he suffered in Monday night’s game but should be fine moving forward, coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy hopes to have a contract extension done sooner than later, so he can be ready for a full offseason program. Read more: 49ers Pro Bowler May Not Return to San Francisco in 2025 for Heartbreaking Reason "I want to obviously get it done,

Getting a contract extension done with quarterback Brock Purdy has to be the San Francisco 49ers' top offseason priority. Purdy put some pressure on the team during Monday's locker cleanout when he told reporters he was hoping for a new deal so he could report to OTAs.

San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy is heading into his impending 49ers contract extension negotiations with heightened urgency.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy recently expressed his desire to finalize a contract extension quickly to avoid offseason distractions. However, all of that is in the hands of his agent and the 49ers,