One of the biggest stories of the NFL offseason has been the contract extension saga between Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers. Purdy has reportedly been seeking a salary north of $60 million.
Multiple reports have come out suggesting the two sides have been talking and discussing, but nothing imminent. Meanwhile, The Athletic's Dianna Russini revealed on her Scoop City Podcast that she believes the Niners and Purdy could be much closer to making a deal than we believe.
“I think there’s some talk out there that they’re far apart on this and that this is going to take a while. I don’t get that sense. The sense that I’m getting is that they’re closer than what we think. I don't believe Brock Purdy shows up for OTAs if he doesn’t feel good that they’re near a number that he’s happy with. That’s how it usually works with players." Russini said.
"Very rarely are guys showing up if they’re that far apart. To me, that action alone tells me they’re close, but also, doing some digging on it, I think this is still moving in a really good direction. I don’t think there should be any concern.”
Purdy has become one of the best stories in all of sports. Selected with the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, "Mr. Irrelevant" has led the Niners to a Super Bowl appearance and an additional NFC Conference Championship appearance.
In his three years in the NFL, all with the Niners, Purdy has thrown for 9,518 yards and 64 touchdowns to just 27 interceptions. As a starter in the regular season, Purdy sports a career 23-13 record. Purdy was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2023, finishing fourth in MVP voting.
In the playoffs, Purdy has a 4-2 career record, throwing for 1,343 yards and six touchdowns with just one interception.
Purdy's rookie scale contract has been one of the best value contracts in the NFL. His salary was less than $1 million in each of his first three NFL seasons, and has a base salary of just $5,346,000 in 2025, per Spotrac.
