The San Francisco 49ers have benefitted for years from having starting quarterback Brock Purdy one one of the most team-friendly deals in the NFL. With Purdy entering a contract year, a hefty new bill will have to be paid by the 49ers front office to keep Purdy around.
Since taking over as the 49ers starting quarterback in 2022, the former seventh-round pick has been one of the top quarterbacks in the NFC. He owns a stellar 64-27 TD-INT ratio and 104.9 QB rating across 40 career games, while playing a huge role in San Francisco reaching the NFC Championship Game twice.
- Brock Purdy stats (ESPN): 3,864 passing yards, 20-12 TD-INT, 8.5 ypa, 65.9% completion rate, 96.1 QB rating, 31 sacks taken in 15 games
Purdy earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2023 after leading the NFL in passer rating. This past season, despite a myriad of injuries devastating the 49ers offense, the 25-year-old quarterback still finished with over 4,000 total yards and tacked on 25 total touchdowns. Now, he’s eligible for a long-term extension.
Asked by ESPN‘s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler about the potential cost of a contract extension with Purdy, many around the league pointed to the Trevor Lawrence contract ($55 million AAV) as a benchmark that will be targeted in negotiations.
- Brock Purdy contract (Spotrac): $5.265 million base salary, $5.284 million cap hit in 2025
Not only does Purdy have the playoff track record that beats Lawrence, he also sports a significantly higher career QB rating (104.9 to 85.0), completion rate (67.5 percent to 63.3 percent) and yards per attempt (8.9 to 6.8) following the 2024 campaign.
While San Francisco does have some leverage on its side – franchise tags in 2026 and ’27 – it might only be delaying the inevitable. If Purdy continues to play at a high level, with the NFL salary cap rising every year, waiting two years to do a long-term deal could push the asking price to $60-plus million annually.
Even with the 49ers able to structure a potential contract extension with lower cap hits in the early years of the deal, it will still be far more than Purdy made across his first three seasons combined. Ultimately, given Kyle Shanahan’s confidence in the young quarterback, it might be in the 49ers’ best interest long-term to work out a deal this offseason.
