San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has cleared the concussion protocol, the team announced Saturday afternoon.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that if Purdy passed the final step of the protocol, as the team hoped, he would "definitely" start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

"To me that wasn't a decision because how he's been throughout this week," Shanahan said. "And now that's why he's going to have a chance."