Brock Purdy has gone from Mr. Irrelevant to Mr. Relevant in record time.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback Purdy was in attendance at Oracle Park to watch the San Francisco Giants take on the New York Mets on Friday. As the bottom of the fourth inning was about to get underway, Purdy was shown on the big screen and received an absolutely roaring ovation. Giants fans grew so loud for Purdy that the game briefly had to be paused.
Take a look.
Here is another video showing the signal-caller's raucous reception.
The 23-year-old Purdy had a meteoric rise to stardom last season after taking over as starting signal-caller on the heels of season-ending injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo. Purdy rocked a perfect 5-0 record as the team's regular-season starter and helped the Niners to two more victories in the playoffs before being forced out injured against the Philadelphia Eagles just one step from the Super Bowl.
San Francisco will enter next season with a bit more uncertainty at the QB position, though, as Purdy required offseason surgery on his throwing elbow and could be on the shelf deep into the fall. Regardless, it is abundantly clear who the peoples' champion is in San Francisco.
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