49ers coach Shanahan shares Purdy update after QB’s second stinger

Brock Purdy experienced the first stinger of his football career in Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals. Now, the 49ers quarterback has sustained two stingers in two games. "I played the whole game fine, not thinking about it or anything," Purdy said Monday night after his four-interception outing in the 49ers' 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. "It wasn't even a thing." But in the fourth quarter, Purdy felt the sensation again when Ravens defensive end Jadeveon Clowney threw him for a 3-yard sack. "And just the way I got tackled on that play, it sort of just lit up again just like last week," Purdy said. "So, I had to go through the whole protocol process in the tent again and everything like that. That's just sort of just how it went down." A stinger generally occurs when the head is forced away from the shoulder and stretches the nerves in the neck. When that happens, a stinging or burning sensation can take place along the path of the nerve and into the arm. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday that he doesn't believe Purdy will have any lasting effects from sustaining two stingers one week apart. The first came just eight days prior when Cardinals linebacker Dennis...