Those running the San Francisco 49ers made their feelings about quarterback Brock Purdy quite clear when they signed him to a five-year, $265M contract extension that included $181M in guarantees and a no-trade clause this past spring. During a recent chat with Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group, 49ers legend and Hall of Famer Joe Montana endorsed the club making Purdy one of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks ahead of the 2025 campaign. “He plays within himself,” Montana said about Purdy. “Usually, you see in the second year — which he didn’t really do much — is try so much to be better and, ‘Oh, I can do this now.’ You see a lot of that from the first-year wonders, and you think, what are they going to do next year, and they think they can do everything. He played within himself and did what he’s supposed to.” The 49ers famously made Purdy the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, and he won his first seven starts as a rookie (including the playoffs) before he suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament inRead More
Joe Montana offers strong reaction to 49ers paying Brock Purdy
