The 49ers’ coaching staff is the center of the team’s attention right now, but the coming offseason will include a number of major roster-building decisions. The most significant of those, of course, will be a Brock Purdy extension. 
San Francisco’s decision-makers are well aware of the fact this offseason represents the former Mr. Irrelevant’s first point at which he could sign a long-term deal. A massive raise will be in store compared to his rookie pact, although it remains to be seen how high the 49ers will be willing to go with respect to average annual value. Purdy himself hopes to get through the negotiating process in short order, and the team made it clear on Wednesday a deal keeping him in the Bay Area for the foreseeable future is a mutual goal.
“What we know about Brock is he’s our guy,” general manager John Lynch said (via ESPN’s Nick Wagoner). Purdy took over starting duties midway through his rookie season, and his level of play helped inform the departures of Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. The Iowa State product’s success was key in San Francisco’s latest Super Bowl appearance, and going one step further will be the target for Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan moving forward. In spite of Purdy’s regression in 2024 – matched by that of the team as a whole – no quarterback competition is on tap with the final year of his rookie contract looming.
“I plan on being with Brock here the whole time I’m here,” Shanahan said (via Wagoner). “He’s a guy I’ve got a lot of confidence in just as a human, but it starts with what he’s done on the field these last two and a half years. We’re capable of winning the Super Bowl with him. He just almost did and I know he’s capable of getting the Niners a Super Bowl in the future.”
Coming off a 6-11 season, the 49ers will look for new faces at a number of positions. That is especially the case considering some of the pending free agents which are on track to depart given the cap commitments a new Purdy deal will require. The top of the quarterback market reached $60MM just before the start of the season, and eight other passers are currently on a deal averaging at least $51MM per year. Even if Purdy’s next pact checks in at a relative discount, the 49ers’ cap structure will undergo major changes moving forward.
Given the mutual interest which exists between team and player to work out an agreement, it will be interesting to see how quickly progress is made at the negotiating table. The 49ers have a history of lengthy contract talks with key players, but such a scenario may be avoided in Purdy’s case.
$60m is the going cost for QB1. Why settle for less?
Umm no it’s not lmao. Jerruh is the only one that has a 60 mill qb.
Name one starter that didn’t demand to be paid #1. Trevor, Cousins, Murray, Burrow, Allen etc.
No way should Purdy should accept a lower annual value. In fact the other QB’s won’t allow it. It hurts their numbers. Owners made this mess. It’s not the players responsibility to bail them out.
What are you yapping about? You said the going rate is 60 mill, I called you on your misinformed take, then you spout a bunch of nonsense? The other qb’s won’t allow him to accept a contract? You’re delusional AF. Lay off the bottle bruh
Top 5 paid QB’s
Dak: $60m
Burrow: $55
Love $55
Tua $53
Goff: $53
Why should Purdy accept anything less than that? To be a ‘team player’ or for the famous ‘Home town discount? Nonsense.
You gotta be trolling, there’s no way you’re that dense
How much for Purdy then? What should he expect, below market level? He took them to the SB and division titles. More than everyone I listed.
Owners made this mess? What mess? The NFL is a money machine, and the cap is in place to make sure the owners spend on talent for their product. There are only maybe 20 guys in the world that can play QB in the NFL at least at an acceptable level. I have no issue with these guys getting paid. I am not aware of any owners crying poor. They are all making theirs.
You’re right. But all of the comments I read when average QBs reset the market is “WTF!!!!’.
No way should Purdy not take all he can. Teams churn players up; they should bank as much as they can.
If the 49ers pay top of the market to Purdy, they won’t be able to fight their way back into a championship as the rest of the roster will demand gold-plated contracts, which means huge holes where mid-tier players must be let go.
Working with Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers offense makes almost any QB shine. Purdy should not give up his spot in the sunshine.
There’s a lot more ways for a popular NFL personality to make money than just salary. Purdy’s endorsement opportunities are much higher staying in San Francisco and becoming part of the brand, potentially winning a Super Bowl or two in the next few years.
All of those people crying about “grab the bag” and no discounts have not a clue about business or long term success. Serious short-term thinking. This approach to life has made the Dallas Cowboys a perennial playoff joke (and this year, not even a wild card exit). Dak has his bag and the team flounders. Cousins has his bag and the team sinks. Lawrence has his bag and the Jags have one of the top picks in this year’s draft. Murray has his bag and the
Cardinals miss the playoffs again. The only bag man who has brought much success to his team is Josh Allen.
The maximum annual cap on Josh Allen’s long term six year contract is $43 million. Those braying for $60 million are career losers. Join Jerry Jones in GM ignominy and ignorance.
You’re right. Agree 100%. At the same time, it’s not the players job to balance the books. That’s for the GM. All the players should go for as much as they can get. Short careers to start with & many have long term health issues.
Besides, I have never seen an owner or FO or coaching staff take less pay.
Yes, I am right in this case, Arty. And GM’s pandering to players in the way in which you encourage them to do ends in disaster for teams. Long term success in business means balancing the interests of all parties, not pandering to a few stars and hoping for the best out of a bunch of UDFA and vet minimum journeymen.
What the owners or coaches do or are paid doesn’t matter. Coaches salaries are not part of salary cap, nor are GM salaries, nor does an owner’s income improve his ability to pay his team (rich owners face the same salary cap, all owners must spend the full salary cap over time).
Your arguments are worthy of a Tyreek Hill or Antonio Brown or Dak Prescott or Kirk Cousins. Neither of the first two due to their short-sighted greed will win a second super bowl. Prescott with his posse of Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper bankrupted the Cowboys offense, dooming what was a first tier Cowboys offense to an absence of stability and development on offense.
Cousins has never won anything and never will, except a paycheque. Since Cousins is devoid of charisma and lacks big game spark, among all these players, Cousins grabbing the bag might have been a good decision (for him).
Head left at the end of the corridor, that’s where you’ll find the losers’ locker room. The unemployed GM remedial salary cap class is just next door.
‘…What the owners or coaches do or are paid doesn’t matter…’.
That’s where you’re wrong. You want players to take ‘home town discounts’ just not the staff? That’s what the players think as well. It’s 100% pure BS.
‘…Cousins grabbing the bag might have been a good decision (for him)…’.
Yep, that’s my entire point. Win at the bank for the players. Good for Cousins and his net worth being over $300m.
On another thread a day or two ago, we all commented about the worse franchises. The list was about 9 teams long; Carolina, both NY teams, Browns, Jags etc. Usual suspects.
They always lose, but do you see their owners giving up their money, heck no. If teams don’t try and compete on the field, why should players take reduced salaries?
What do I think Brock Purdy is worth? $35 million/year with playoff and performance bonuses which could bring him up to about $40 million. Danny Dimes sank the NYG at $40 million/year. They are not vastly different QB’s (Purdy does read better), just Purdy is in a system and surrounded by talent which makes the QB shine.
San Francisco could offer a five year extension at $170 million with $100 million guaranteed which means Purdy will never have to work again after this contract, no matter what happens. Since signing now means that Purdy doesn’t have to worry about injury in a final year on his rookie contract, both sides benefit from doing the deal now. San Francisco enjoys the early deal bonus, Purdy enjoys the security.
Top 5 money. He’s taken the 9’ers to the NFC championship twice and 1 trip to the SB. System QB or not, he’s in the right system while sporting a 26-14 record. Someone is going to pay him around Dak’s number.
Purdy is a smart guy and knows his own limitations. He’ll stay in San Francisco, whatever he’s offered.
Trevor Lawrence has twice the ability of Brock Purdy and lives in misery every season and every game. Why would Purdy want to do something similar to himself for 10 or 20% more (short-term) salary? In the long run, your short-sighted approach is likely to:
If Purdy were thirty-three years old, going through a high profile and expensive divorce, with three Super Bowl wins on his resumé, then your short-sighted grab the bag gangsta approach to his career would make a lot more sense. Or if Purdy and Shanahan didn’t see eye-to-eye and Shanahan was talking about bringing in some new blood for an old-fashioned QB competition next fall. That’s not the case either.
Have to hope you manage your own money better than that of the San Francisco 49ers and your own career better than how you would tank Brock Purdy’s.
My money is well cared for because I never rejected it, unlike you.
‘Turn down money for the betterment of the company!’ Ha! Keep working old man.
Does anybody expect Lynch and Shanahan to say he’s not their guy and admit given their cap, roster changes coming up, and what QB’s are available, they are taking a hard line with whether they re-sign him…..
I’m guessing he comes in more of the Tua range than the Dak range. They’ll have to make some moves that hurt a little, but they’re not in the worst position to make it happen. What Purdy would be without Shanahan and a special group of weapons is impossible to say, but he’s been good enough that it would be a pretty big gamble for them to bet against the bird in the hand, who just turned 25 the other week.
You always have a team like Las Vegas or the Jets willing to overpay to get a perceived quality player, giving his agent much more leverage in the negotiations. I guarantee they’ll also be looking for a bit of makeup cash for the past three years (best QB deal in the league). No discounts this go-round…
Will the team let go of Deebo? They dropped Hargrave but want him back, unless its a restructured deal?
Hargrave is a June 1st cut, his signing never made sense as he didn’t fit the scheme. Deebo being cut would’ve made sense had they not restructured last off-season. Still possible, but they’ll likely wait for a desperate team to offer a day 2 pick that’ll never materialize
A trade makes more sense so the team gets some draft capital in return.
Doesn’t appear SF hesitates to pay for player they believe have superior talent.
60M – I’d doubt but in the 50s, for his part in teams successes, yes I can see that.
Owners that have authorized enormous yearly rates have created a ladder every player, at every position, wants to climb. Agents push for the most as leeches need to feed also.
The Aiyuk and Lenore deals are team killers