Two years in the past Brock Purdy was Mr. Irrelevant. Come the 2025 season, the 262nd choice of the 2022 NFL draft will probably be enjoying below a mega-rich contract extension.
The 24-year-old Purdy enters the ultimate yr of his rookie contract in 2024, which is able to see him make a wage of $985,000, in line with OverTheCap.com. After going from the ultimate decide of the NFL Draft to San Francisco 49ers beginning quarterback to taking his group to the NFC championship sport in his rookie season after which enjoying in a Tremendous Bowl in yr two, Purdy has set himself up for an enormous payday.
The 49ers know that day is coming and may Purdy have one other sturdy season, his price ticket will proceed to soar. Staff CEO Jed York understands that when quarterbacks carry out nicely within the NFL, you must pay them.
“It’s a superb drawback when your quarterback is likely one of the highest-paid guys in your group and within the league,” York stated, by way of The Mercury Information, on Tuesday throughout the NFL’s annual house owners conferences. “It’s what the market is. Brock goes to ask for one thing that nobody has ever requested for earlier than. I don’t know what number of gamers are making over $40 million [a season] as a quarterback proper now.”
There are at the moment 9 quarterbacks within the NFL averaging over $40 million in wage per season. By 2025, two extra could possibly be in that class relying on how negotiations go for Purdy, in addition to Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys.
York, who’s taking up as principal proprietor this week, understands you will not go far within the NFL with out an environment friendly quarterback. Purdy was a Professional Bowler in 2023 after throwing for 4,280 yards — a 49ers group report — and 31 touchdowns. He is solidified a place that has been in flux over the past a number of years. Purdy (2023) and Jimmy Garoppolo (2019) are the one 49ers quarterbacks who’ve began 16 video games in a season since 2014. 9 totally different gamers have been below middle since Colin Kaepernick began each sport throughout the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
“To me, the quarterback is a very powerful place not simply in soccer, however all of sports activities, and people guys must be paid some huge cash,” York stated.
The 49ers are anticipated to contend for the Tremendous Bowl once more, and Purdy’s rookie deal has allowed them to strengthen different areas of the group. One looming query but to be answered this offseason is what they are going to do with extensive receiver Brandon Aiyuk. He’ll make $14.1 million in his fifth yr and the group has stated they wish to reward the 25-year-old who’s coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
Extensions for Aiyuk and Purdy are a part of the puzzle that the 49ers entrance workplace must piece collectively as they set their wage cap image shifting ahead. The gamers have earned pay raises and the organizational philosophy is to handle your personal first earlier than dipping into the free agent market.
“Brandon, guys that you just drafted, I’d a lot fairly pay guys we drafted than guys we didn’t draft,” York stated. “We’ll do every thing we will, like we have now previously, to discover a solution to make these work.”