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Kyle Shanahan reveals why Brock Purdy didn’t come back in for the 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers had a Christmas to forget as they lost 33-19 to the Baltimore Ravens at home, which means they now will likely need to win their last two games to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
It was an ugly game from the start, but the 49ers were still in it by halftime, down just 16-12 despite committing three turnovers.
But, San Francisco struggled to start the second half, and the Ravens quickly pulled away to a three-score lead that the 49ers couldn’t recover from.
To make matters worse, the 49ers saw several players sustain injuries, including quarterback Brock Purdy and left tackle Trent Williams.
Williams suffered a groin injury and asked to come back in, but did not return, as the medical staff advised against it. He’ll have an MRI for the injury.
Purdy, on the other hand, suffered a stinger to his shoulder for the second consecutive week, but was cleared to play and could’ve potentially gone back in.
But, Shanahan decided to go with quarterback Sam Darnold in the fourth quarter to close the game instead, leaving his top signal-caller watching from the sidelines.
What was the reasoning for the decision?
“Possibly,” Shanahan said about Purdy being able to return. “I didn’t even ask. I know he had a bad stinger and we had three O-Linemen out at the time. I don’t want him to go in and not be ready for next week.”
Is there any concern going forward?
“Nothing I’m concerned about, but you know how stingers are and it could be worse tomorrow, but I think it’ll be alright,” Shanahan clarified.
Purdy downplayed his injury, citing the protocol as the need for taking a few plays off before him and Shanahan ultimately decided that the game script didn’t favor him returning in the game.
“I mean, I played the whole game fine, not thinking about it or anything,” Purdy said about playing through last week’s game with the same stinger injury. “It wasn’t even a thing. And just the way I got tackled on that play, it sort of just lit up again just like last week. So I had to go through the whole protocol process in the tent again and everything like that. That’s just sort of just how it went down.”
“I mean, we had talked about just the scenario of the game, where we were at, just got a stinger and my arm was coming back, feeling normal and whatnot,” Purdy said about his talks with Shanahan. “And so, he was just like, where we’re at in the game, [QB] Sam [Darnold] had gone in and scored and he goes, for right now we’re just going to go with Sam just by how things are going. And we didn’t want anything else popping up with the stinger and all that kind of stuff, but it was just where we were at situationally. So, Sam was doing good and we rolled with him.”
It is likely that Purdy will return to the fold next weekend, as the injury doesn’t appear serious.
With that in mind, the 49ers, and Purdy himself, will look to bounce back and get a much-needed win against the Washington Commanders on the road next weekend.
What’s New
Hilton hotel workers in San Francisco voted on Christmas Eve to approve a new union contract after a 93-day strike, according to the Unite Here Local 2 union.
The union, which represents about 15,000 workers in the region, announced that the deal settles the last of the city’s 2024 hotel strikes, covering approximately 900 Hilton workers.
Newsweek has contacted Unite Here Local 2 and Hilton via email for comment.
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Why It Matters
The new contracts after this year’s strikes establish significant improvements in wages, health care and workload protections for workers at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott-operated hotels.
The agreements conclude months of labor unrest that involved thousands of workers and disrupted San Francisco’s hotel industry.
What To Know
Hilton workers voted 99.4 percent in favor of the agreement on Christmas Eve, which includes a $3 per hour immediate wage increase, additional raises, and protections against understaffing and increased workloads.
The four-year contract preserves affordable union health insurance and provides pension increases. The deal covers workers at Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55, with 650 workers having actively participated in the strike.
This agreement follows similar contracts reached with Hyatt workers on Friday and Marriott workers last Thursday, covering a total of 2,500 workers who had been on strike since late September.
What People Are Saying
Bill Fung, a housekeeping attendant at Hilton San Francisco Union Square for 29 years, said: “These 93 days have not been easy, and I’m so proud that my coworkers and I never gave up. We stood together through the rain and cold, and even though there were some hard days, it was all worth it. We will go back to work with our health care, good raises, and the confidence of knowing that when we fight, we win.”
Lizzy Tapia, President of Unite Here Local 2, said: “Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott workers refused to give up their health care or go backwards – and we proved on the picket line that we’re not afraid of a tough fight. As contract talks begin with the city’s other full-service hotels in the new year, they should know that this is the new standard they must accept for their own employees.”
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie said on X: “All those that have been out on strike will be back to work, and just in time for Christmas. So, things are looking bright as we head into 2025.
What Happens Next
Unite Here Local 2 said it would push for other full-service hotels in San Francisco to adopt the same standards established by the Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott agreements when contract negotiations resume in 2025.
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