49ers’ loss in Miami continues the longest season of Brock Purdy’s life

Brock Purdy met his childhood hero Sunday when Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino made his way over during pregame warmups in Miami to say hello.

“It was quick. We were starting to warm up and he walked over and said ‘I want to meet you; good luck and tell your dad I said hi,'” Purdy said. “That was really neat. It was cool of him to do that.”

But instead of having a day to remember, Purdy took another body blow in the longest season of his life.

Purdy had completed a 17-yard...