{"id":54588,"date":"2025-05-11T21:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T21:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=54588"},"modified":"2025-05-11T21:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T21:35:56","slug":"49ers-predicted-to-end-aaron-rodgers-free-agency-amid-purdy-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=54588","title":{"rendered":"49ers Predicted to End Aaron Rodgers&#8217; Free Agency Amid Purdy Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192539793-e1746990955184.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192539793-e1746990955184.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192539793-e1746990955184.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192539793-e1746990955184.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"49ers Predicted to End Aaron Rodgers' Free Agency Amid Purdy Questions\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers on the field<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the past few years, there have been rumors that Aaron Rodgers would be interested in playing for the San Francisco 49ers. If that\u2019s the case, from Rodgers\u2019 perspective, it\u2019s unfortunate that he likely won\u2019t ever have the chance to play for his hometown team.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, who the 49ers wouldn\u2019t have a reason to sign due to Brock Purdy, still remains on the market with a questionable future in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the questions about him ever signing with the 49ers, and how little sense it might make, there have been predictions stating that he\u2019ll end up in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>The latest one came from Bleacher Report\u2019s Mitch Milani, who, while noting that the Pittsburgh Steelers are likely the top landing spot for Rodgers, might have some competition if the 49ers want to have protection for Purdy, who has been injured for parts throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason I bring this up is because Brock Purdy\u2019s been injured quite a bit,\u201d Milani said .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe got injured in the NFC Championship Game a couple of years back. That was a serious injury. He got injured last year. He is a smaller quarterback, and this is a team that, yes, brought in Mac Jones, but I don\u2019t know if anyone is thinking the 49ers are a contender, a playoff team or some sort of NFC Threat with Mac Jones. I think Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch give Aaron Rodgers a call.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What Needs to Happen for 49ers to Sign Aaron Rodgers<\/h2>\n<p>If the San Francisco 49ers signed Rodgers to a deal, they could look to trade Purdy. Considering the team would have to find another franchise quarterback soon, it wouldn\u2019t be the best idea. However, Grant Cohn of Sports Illustrated believes that\u2019s what should happen.<\/p>\n<p>He believes the team should move on from Purdy, rebuild, and avoid signing Rodgers after failing to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPurdy isn\u2019t worth franchise quarterback money. And Rodgers isn\u2019t worth any money anymore. Because if he\u2019s considering retirement, that means he already mentally is retired. He has one foot out the door. A team could play him to go through the motions for a year or two, but that\u2019s all he\u2019ll do on the field. And in the locker room, he\u2019ll spread toxicity and discontent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, thank you. What the 49ers should do is embrace a full rebuild. Acknowledge that they could not win a Super Bowl with their current core group of players, trade them and move on,\u201d he wrote .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Would Aaron Rodgers Be Open to Backup Role?<\/h2>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers\u2019 rebuilding right now is very unlikely. Unless something drastic changes over the next month, the 49ers look like they believe they can win.<\/p>\n<p>If they had gone that route, it would\u2019ve come before the NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p>Now, all indications point to them paying Purdy. For Rodgers, however, perhaps he\u2019d be interested in a backup role.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t seem likely given who he is as a quarterback and a person, but crazier things have happened. If the 49ers believe he\u2019s a decent quarterback, taking a chance could make sense if Purdy gets injured.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Conahan covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. Since 2019, his sports coverage has appeared at Sports Illustrated, oddschecker, ClutchPoints and Sportskeeda. More about Jon Conahan<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on 49ers News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco 49ers are predicted to end Aaron Rodgers&#8217; free agency amid ongoing questions about Brock Purdy&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":54589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>49ers Predicted to End Aaron Rodgers&#039; Free Agency Amid Purdy Questions - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=54588\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"49ers Predicted to End Aaron Rodgers&#039; 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