49ers Provide Encouraging Update on QB Kurtis Rourke After Scary Injury
Summary
The San Francisco 49ers lost their preseason game to the Tennessee Titans 19-13. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke got a rib injury during the game but was released from the hospital the same night and is expected to recover well.Key Facts
- The 49ers played two quarterbacks in their preseason opener, sitting their star quarterback Brock Purdy.
- Kurtis Rourke started the game and completed 12 of 14 passes for 101 yards.
- Rourke suffered a rib injury and had trouble breathing, leading to a hospital visit.
- He was released from the hospital Thursday night and is expected to be okay.
- Adrian Martinez finished the game as the backup quarterback.
- Rourke was a 7th-round draft pick in 2025 and had a strong college career at the University of Indiana.
- He won the Jon Cornish Trophy, awarded to the best Canadian college football player.
- The competition for the 49ers’ third quarterback spot is ongoing between Rourke and Martinez.
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