Purdy checks out fine but Bethune is out for playoff run in 49ers’ long injury report

Brock Purdy is good to go, but the rest of the 49ers’ injury picture is muddled as they prepare for their playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round.

Purdy sustained a left shoulder stinger in the middle of a Seattle sandwich sack on his last snap of the game in a 13-3 loss to the Seahawks Saturday night in the regular-season finale at Levi’s Stadium.

“Brock checked out good,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday in a conference call with local writers.

The 49ers (12-5) visit defending Super Bowl champion and NFC East winner Philadelphia (11-6) Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field (1:30 p.m., Fox).

The most significant injury was to middle linebacker Tatum Bethune, who had a groin tear and will miss the rest of the season. He’ll be replaced by Eric Kendricks, a veteran who was signed Nov. 26.

Players who will be evaluated throughout the week include left tackle Trent Williams (hamstring), wide receiver Ricky Pearsall Jr. (knee/ankle), linebacker Dee Winters (ankle) and Luke Gifford (quad).

Williams and Pearsall did not play against Seattle. The 49ers are 4-13 since Williams arrived in games he has missed due to injury. Pearsall, who has missed nine games, provides the 49ers with the most separation and downfield ability among the receiving corps.

Those considered “day to day” are safety Ji’Ayir Brown (ribs), defensive tackle Kalia Davis (knee tendonitis).

What is “day to day” as opposed to being evaluated throughout the week?

“It means it’s Monday and there’s a chance they might be good by Wednesday, or a chance they might be good by tomorrow,” Shanahan said. “The other ones we see as more evaluated throughout the week.”

In other developments, the 49ers will open the practice window on wide receiver Jacob Cowing, a second-year receiver and return specialist who has missed all season with a hamstring injury. He will practice Wednesday.

Shanahan said linebacker Fred Warner is not ready to begin practicing after suffering an ankle dislocation and fracture in October. Warner has said he is hoping to return on a deep playoff run.

“I think it’s too far off right now,” Shanahan said. “I think it’s a possibility, if we get to a championship game, but it’s not something we’re thinking about right now.”

What happened against Seattle?

Shanahan said the Seahawks game tape wasn’t much different from what he saw with his own two eyes.

“It was very, very much what we expected to see,” Shanahan said. “We knew we had a big challenge and we thought we had to play at our best. And we did not play our best. Give credit to them for that. We made too many mistakes, and when you’re in the situation we are, there’s not much room for mistakes.”

With missed tackles and being beaten on the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball a problem throughout, Shanahan considered the possibility that playing three games in 13 days prior to the Seattle game took its toll.

“I mean, that definitely doesn’t make it any easier,” Shanahan said. “I think that stuff adds up, and it does with injuries and stuff too. But that can’t be our excuse for it. You’ve got to find a way to do it.”

Moving on up?

The Miami Dolphins have requested interviews with three members of the 49ers’ front office for their vacant general manager position, according to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: assistant general manager R.J. Gillen, V.P. of player personnel Tariq Ahmad and scouting director Josh Williams.

Miami is coached by former 49ers assistant Mike McDaniel.

Snap judgments

A look at who played and how much in the 2025 regular season:

1,120: Last season right guard Dominick Puni missed one snap all season. This year he missed three. Rebounded to play well after a rough start. Right tackle Colton McKivitz (1,117), left tackle Trent Williams (997)  played one snap in Week 17 and sat out Week 18 with a hamstring injury, while center Jake Brendel (950) missed two games.

1,066: Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was on the field 98.3 percent of the time with no slot corner responsibilities. Had his moments but was more effective handling both roles in 2024. Lenoir was the only defensive player with more than 1,000 snaps.

932: Christian McCaffrey played 82.9 percent of the snaps and had 413 touches, meaning he had the ball on 44.3 percent of the snaps he was in the game. No back in the NFL was on the field as much or touched the ball more. Trade acquisition Brian Robinson didn’t miss a game but played just 190 snaps.

795: Wide receiver Jauan Jennings missed two games due to injury and looked to be in pain in the 15 games that he played. Still caught 55 passes for 643 yards and nine touchdowns.

576: Turf toe limited Purdy to 51.3 percent of the season snaps in nine starts. Mac Jones had 546 snaps and 48.7.

554: Tight end George Kittle missed six games with hamstring and ankle issues and his snap count was the lowest since 2020 when he had 443.

449: The combined number of season snaps for Warner (330, broken ankle) and defensive end Nick Bosa (119, torn ACL).

385: Defensive end Mykel Williams, the No. 11 overall pick in the draft, had his season end after nine games with a torn ACL. He set a mean edge but is still awaiting his first NFL sack.

The draft class

A look at the season snap counts of the 2025 draft class: CB Upton Stout 593, DT Alfred Collins 492, G Connor Colby 452, S Marques Sigle 387, DE Mykel Williams 385,f DT C.J. West 279, WR Jordan Watkins 25, LB Nick Martin 15, RB Jordan James 3, KR Junior Bergen 0, QB Kurtis Rourke 0.