The San Francisco 49ers' contract drama with quarterback Brock Purdy is over before it really began.
Purdy was entering 2025 in the final year of his economic rookie deal. The Iowa State product signed a five-year, $256 million deal to stay in San Francisco.
There will be no contract distractions for the 25-year-old Purdy and the 49ers as they attempt to recover from a 6-11 campaign and last-place finish in the NFC West division.
Purdy said it was a relief to get the thing done before the season starts.
“I have so much respect for everybody in this organization from the top down,” Purdy said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “I think they know who I am and what I’m about. And I don’t know if there was a narrative of Brock’s going to take a pay cut because he’s a nice guy or this or that, but for me, it’s I play in the NFL. There’s 32 starting quarterbacks, and those guys, it’s not the easiest job in the world.
“And for me, with what I’ve done and everything, I could hang my hat on the fact that I’ve had success in this league, and I’m capable of leading an organization all the way to the end—the Super Bowl. I proved that.”
Before last season was complete, Purdy commented that he didn't want the negotiations to stretch out and he wanted to get the deal done sooner rather than later.
“Obviously, I was hopeful to get something done early,” Purdy said. “It would have been nice to have it done going into the offseason program as a whole, but obviously, there’s a process to it, and both sides have their views, and that’s the whole point of negotiating. But, at the end of the day, I didn’t want to lose sight of the main goal here, knowing that I’m going to be the quarterback of this team this year.”
