Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs will make his debut start for the 49ers in their regular-season finale against the Cardinals. Brock Purdy is out due to an elbow contusion with nerve inflammation ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- For much of the season, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has looked at backup quarterbacks Brandon Allen and Joshua Dobbs as dual No. 2s behind Brock Purdy.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After a year spent as an NFL nomad bouncing around the league, Joshua Dobbs has had a much quieter 2024 season as a backup to quarterback Brock Purdy in San Francisco.

"Anytime you get a chance to get on the field and play it's always an audition, not only for the team that you're on, but for the other 31 teams," Dobbs said Thursday, via the Associated Press.

San Francisco will start Joshua Dobbs in place of injured quarterback Brock Purdy when the 49ers end their season on Sunday at the Arizona Cardinals. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday ...

Josh Dobbs Getting the Start In the fourth quarter of the game against the Detroit Lions , 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy was ruled out with an injury. Dobbs played one drive, scoring a ...

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Joshua Dobbs signed with the 49ers in the offseason after starting a career-high 12 games in 2023. It looks as if his first start with the 49ers on Sunday against the ...

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that Dobbs will start Sunday's game at Arizona, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports. Dobbs served as the 49ers' backup quarterback over Brandon Allen in Monday ...

Joshua Dobbs will start the season finale at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers with starter Brock Purdy out with an elbow injury. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that Dobbs will get the ...