2024 went about as poorly as anyone in the 49ers organization could’ve imagined.

After reaching three straight conference championship games and losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, the Niners had a noisy offseason that led to a 6-11 mark this past fall — one of the worst campaigns of the Kyle Shanahan era.

Now with the departure of familiar stars like Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hufanga, football in San Francisco is going to look a little different in ’25.

But when it comes to last year’s struggles, quarterback Brock Purdy says a lot of it had to do with the physical fatigue of the team’s previous successes.

“And then last year, man, guys were tired,” Purdy told the “Built 4 More” podcast. “That season is no joke, and when you go from July of training and everything, all the way to the end of February, and then you really get five weeks off or so [until] you’ve got to report back, and then you’re going again, guys are tired. They’re still beat up, their bodies.”

“For these guys that are getting older, it’s not easy,” the QB admitted. “And then last year, we just had a lot of things go crazy, like with injuries and whatnot.”

Purdy says that adversity has allowed him to gain a new perspective on life in the NFL and helped him shape a new mindset heading into next season.

“For me, going into this year, it’s like, how can I just continue to press that gas pedal, not only just for my team, but for myself?” Purdy said. “Be hard on myself, just with the potential that I have, watching film and all those things, but also holding everything loosely, as a faithful man, knowing that I can’t control everything in my life to go perfectly. This is God’s will, not mine.”

The 49ers will look to bounce back in a highly-competitive NFC West where the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams have loaded up on talent to try to make a run of their own in 2025.