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<\/source><\/picture>Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers throws a pass in the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on September 10, 2023, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. <\/span> | Justin K. Aller\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo much for \u201cMr. Irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who suffered a UCL tear in the elbow of his right throwing arm in the last game of his rookie season in January, sent a message to the entire NFL after throwing for 220 yards and two touchdowns to lead his team to a 30-7 win over the Steelers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That message? The past is prologue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Once I hit that touchdown, I wasn’t thinking surgery or anything like that, it was, ‘Man, we’re here to win, this is it, this is how we’re gonna play,\u2019\u201d Purdy told <\/a>reporters in a postgame press conference.<\/p>\nPointing to what he called a “trust factor” among his teammates, Purdy praised his team\u2019s performance and, as 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa put it, \u201cshut some haters up\u201d with his Week 1 display.<\/p>\n
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan called his starting QB \u201cpretty steady\u201d and credited Purdy\u2019s faith with what drives him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a very faith-based person. I think that gives him his foundation as much as anyone I\u2019ve been around,\u201d Shanahan said in the press conference. \u201cHe\u2019s taken this whole off-season as good as you can. \u2026 He handles the pressure well and really doesn\u2019t change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s why the guys love him and I think that\u2019s why he\u2019ll continue to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the game, Purdy joined <\/a>several other players and team personnel at the 50-yard line for a moment of prayer.<\/p>\n\nDeflect the glory ????????<\/p>\n
???? @FrankHyatt_com<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/1CSgzpTdVq<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Kent Chevalier (@kentchevalier) September 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
With last Sunday\u2019s performance, Purdy, who earned the nickname \u201cMr. Irrelevant\u201d after he was the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, became <\/a>the first QB in NFL history to win his first six career regular-season starts and throw at least two touchdown passes in each start.<\/p>\nHe\u2019s also been outspoken about his faith in Christ Jesus since his days at Iowa State, where he was named Big 12 True Freshman of the Year in 2018 and Second Team All Big 12 in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With his success both in college and now in the NFL, Purdy has never neglected to point his fans to Jesus as the source of that success.<\/p>\n
In January, amid the health setbacks that led the Niners to come up short in their 2022 postseason bid, Purdy said he tries to remember the words of Jesus when it comes to the fleeting highs and lows of life.<\/p>\n
During an appearance <\/a>on the Sports Spectrum podcast, Purdy pointed to Jesus\u2019 warning in Mark 8:34:<\/a> \u201cThen Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, \u2018If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI didn’t want to grip onto this life of, \u2018Oh my gosh, I’m in the NFL, I have a starting quarterback role, I’m, you know, I can’t lose it,\u201d he said. \u201cI was reminded what Jesus had told us thousands of years ago in terms of don’t try to hold on to your life, you’re going to lose it, you know, and the world wants you to go this way or that way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe minute you have fame and if you’re trying to chase status and money and all this kind of stuff, it’s, you’ll lose your life rather than, you know, denying yourself, picking up your cross, keeping my eyes on Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/source><\/picture>So much for \u201cMr. Irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who suffered a UCL tear in the elbow of his right throwing arm in the last game of his rookie season in January, sent a message to the entire NFL after throwing for 220 yards and two touchdowns to lead his team to a 30-7 win over the Steelers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That message? The past is prologue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Once I hit that touchdown, I wasn’t thinking surgery or anything like that, it was, ‘Man, we’re here to win, this is it, this is how we’re gonna play,\u2019\u201d Purdy told <\/a>reporters in a postgame press conference.<\/p>\n Pointing to what he called a “trust factor” among his teammates, Purdy praised his team\u2019s performance and, as 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa put it, \u201cshut some haters up\u201d with his Week 1 display.<\/p>\n San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan called his starting QB \u201cpretty steady\u201d and credited Purdy\u2019s faith with what drives him.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a very faith-based person. I think that gives him his foundation as much as anyone I\u2019ve been around,\u201d Shanahan said in the press conference. \u201cHe\u2019s taken this whole off-season as good as you can. \u2026 He handles the pressure well and really doesn\u2019t change.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s why the guys love him and I think that\u2019s why he\u2019ll continue to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n After the game, Purdy joined <\/a>several other players and team personnel at the 50-yard line for a moment of prayer.<\/p>\n Deflect the glory ????????<\/p>\n ???? @FrankHyatt_com<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/1CSgzpTdVq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kent Chevalier (@kentchevalier) September 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n With last Sunday\u2019s performance, Purdy, who earned the nickname \u201cMr. Irrelevant\u201d after he was the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, became <\/a>the first QB in NFL history to win his first six career regular-season starts and throw at least two touchdown passes in each start.<\/p>\n He\u2019s also been outspoken about his faith in Christ Jesus since his days at Iowa State, where he was named Big 12 True Freshman of the Year in 2018 and Second Team All Big 12 in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n With his success both in college and now in the NFL, Purdy has never neglected to point his fans to Jesus as the source of that success.<\/p>\n In January, amid the health setbacks that led the Niners to come up short in their 2022 postseason bid, Purdy said he tries to remember the words of Jesus when it comes to the fleeting highs and lows of life.<\/p>\n During an appearance <\/a>on the Sports Spectrum podcast, Purdy pointed to Jesus\u2019 warning in Mark 8:34:<\/a> \u201cThen Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, \u2018If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI didn’t want to grip onto this life of, \u2018Oh my gosh, I’m in the NFL, I have a starting quarterback role, I’m, you know, I can’t lose it,\u201d he said. \u201cI was reminded what Jesus had told us thousands of years ago in terms of don’t try to hold on to your life, you’re going to lose it, you know, and the world wants you to go this way or that way.<\/p>\n \u201cThe minute you have fame and if you’re trying to chase status and money and all this kind of stuff, it’s, you’ll lose your life rather than, you know, denying yourself, picking up your cross, keeping my eyes on Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST<\/strong> newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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