Overview
- Shanahan dismissed adding a game-day third quarterback, citing the low probability of losing two QBs in one game and the cost of playing short a position player.
- The NFL’s emergency QB rule does not create an extra active roster spot, which Shanahan said makes the option unattractive unless a quarterback is already injured.
- San Francisco has two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster—Brock Purdy and Mac Jones—so the team cannot designate an emergency third QB without adding another to the roster.
- The provision was adopted after the 2023 NFC Championship, when the 49ers lost Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson to injuries in the same game.
- Adrian Martinez is on the 49ers’ practice squad as additional depth, while Purdy and Jones are reported healthy ahead of the matchup with the Eagles.