Brock Purdy’s bruised elbow not long-term issue after 49ers’ home-finale fiasco

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy’s bruised throwing elbow will keep him out of the 49ers’ season finale Sunday at Arizona, but coach Kyle Shanahan relayed positive word Tuesday about his quarterback’s long-term prognosis.

“He’s most likely going to miss this week but no long-term issues. The UCL is fine,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday morning on a conference call with reporters.

Purdy, two years removed from an ulnar collateral ligament repair, sustained what Shanahan termed Tuesday as an elbow contusion with nerve inflammation...