San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is still in the final year of his inexpensive rookie contract ahead of the start of the team’s offseason workout program, which officially opens this Tuesday.
During a Thursday appearance on the KNBR “Murph and Markus” program, 49ers insider Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area indicated that Purdy isn’t close to putting pen to paper on an extension.
“The latest is that the 49ers have made an offer,” Maiocco explained, as shared by David Bonilla of 49ers WebZone. “It’s kind of sitting out there. Brock Purdy and his camp — and I don’t know how much involved Brock is. I’m sure the agent is shielding him from a lot of this stuff. But the offer the 49ers have made isn’t one that Brock Purdy’s side is inclined to take at this point, nor will they.”
49ers CEO Jed York suggested that Purdy deserves to be paid like “a top-10 quarterback” in the league. That said, it’s unknown exactly what type of extension Purdy is looking to land after signal-callers such as Geno Smith of the Las Vegas Raiders and Sam Darnold of the Seattle Seahawks inked what could be viewed as team-friendly deals.
While the 49ers’ salary-cap-clearing activities from earlier in the offseason suggested that the club will eventually lock Purdy down via a lucrative extension, most of the football community has said the team should “play it out as long as possible without paying him” because it can secure his rights for 2026 through the franchise tag. Some within the league still view Purdy as a “game manager” who benefits from playing under head coach and advertised offensive guru Kyle Shanahan.
“It doesn’t sound like anything’s close,” Maiocco added. “There will still be, I’m sure, a few more offers exchanged here in the coming weeks. Everybody seems to be confident that it’ll get done eventually, but it’s just kind of this back-and-forth. …I’m not sure that there’s a lot more that could happen on the quarterback market that would change how this deal would be structured or the average per year or the signing bonus money.”
It remains to be seen if Purdy will stay away from voluntary workouts if he doesn’t receive an extension to his liking. San Francisco’s mandatory minicamp is scheduled to get underway on June 10.
