Brock Purdy accepts 5-year, $265 million extension with the
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)– Brock Purdy agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $265 million with the San Francisco 49ers, going from the NFL’s most significant bargain to among the league’s highest-paid players.An individual acquainted with the deal informed The Associated Press that the sides reached arrangement Friday on the agreement that includes$181 million in overall warranties. The person spoke on condition of privacy because the group had not announced the offer yet.Advertisement NFL Network first reported the deal.Purdy has made less than$1 million
a year for his first 3 seasons and was set
to get a small raise in 2025 to about$5.2 million under the league’s tested efficiency escalator for making the Pro Bowl last season before reaching this brand-new offer that puts Purdy in the top 10 in quarterback contracts.After numerous lengthy contract disputes recently, the Niners got this offer finished with Purdy with no drama. He reported to the start of the offseason program and now has his brand-new agreement before on-field practices begin later on this month.Purdy’s journey from the final choice of the 2022 draft to accepting this brand-new contract has been a remarkable one that saw him take over as starter late in his novice season, become an MVP finalist en route to leading the 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2023 and then solidifying his position last season.Advertisement Purdy’s success assisted rescue the Niners from a possibly disastrous error after they traded 3 first-round choices to prepare Trey Lance 3rd overall in 2021 only to see him struggle before getting traded away in
2023. The Niners took Purdy 262nd general in the 2022 draft– Mr. Irrelevant as the last choice– and even before his very first exhibition game as a novice, coach Kyle Shanahan had told owner Jed York that Purdy was the group’s best quarterback.He got the opportunity to prove that late in his novice season in 2022 after Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo had actually gone down with season-ending injuries. Purdy won the last 5 starts of the routine season and the very first two rounds of the playoffs before suffering a severe injury to his tossing elbow early in an NFC title game loss to Philadelphia that season.But the 108 passer score, 16 TDs and just four interceptions he had that season showed he was capable as long as he was healthy and he backed that up with a mind-blowing 2023 season.Advertisement Purdy had one of the most prolific passing seasons in team history when he completed fourth in the NFL in MVP ballot. He set a franchise record for yards passing (4,280) and became the first Niners QB in more than 20 years to toss at least 30 TD passes (31). Purdy led the NFL with a 113 passer ranking and his 9.6 backyards per attempt were one of the most in the
NFL for a certifying
QB given that Kurt Warner had 9.9 in 2000. He assisted lead return wins over Green Bay and Detroit in the playoffs before failing versus Kansas City in overtime in the Super Bowl.That success was more difficult to come by in 2024 as Purdy was obstructed by injuries to crucial offensive players like Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams and Brandon Aiyuk. His passer rating dropped almost 17 indicate 96.1, he had just 20 TD passes and 12 interceptions on the season
, and likewise lost in numerous late-game situations when the 49ers had an opportunity for a comeback win.Purdy’s play became part of a team-wide downturn that led
to a 6-11 record and the very first missed out on playoff appearance for San Francisco since 2020. Ad However he didn’t lose the assistance of Shanahan, York or basic manager John Lynch, who all expressed a strong desire to make certain Purdy stayed the team’s long-term response at quarterback.NOTES: The 49ers added a kicker to take on incumbent Jake Moody. The representative for Greg Joseph stated that his client has actually signed an one-year offer. Joseph played for the Jets, Giants and Commanders last season and has made 82.3%of his basket tries in his profession that began in 2018. Moody had a hard time last season when he went 24 for 34 on basket tries. ___ AP Pro Football Author Rob Maaddi added to this report ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl