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‘Slap in the face’ – Fans roast 49ers for ‘low ball’ contract offer to Brock Purdy even though it’s more than Patrick Mahomes
San Francisco is in for a long offseason. It starts and ends with all things Brock Purdy. Purdy is in line for a massive contract extensionGetty The last pick of the 2022 draft has one year remaining on his contract and is due just $5.2 million for the 2025 season. In other words? He is set for a monster extension and pay raise. The good news, negotiations have been underway between general manager John Lynch and Purdy’s representatives. The bad news? They are reportedly far apart on what they want the number to look like. NFL insider Jason La Canfora reported what the 49ers and Lynch’s initial offer was to Purdy. Fans couldn’t believe it. “49ers playing hardball with Purdy is very on brand,” La Canfora wrote on X. “Starting your offers at $45M a year is something.” “Purdy should walk, that would be a slap in the face,” one fan posted on X. “Pay Brock Purdy,” another said plainly. “Purdy’s camp probably wants that number to be closer to $50-52 million,” another suggested. At the scouting combine in Indianapolis Lynch spoke briefly about the upcoming negotiations with Purdy but didn’t want to get into too much detail. Purdy and Lynch have a good relationship with one anotherGetty Purdy is looking to be among the highest paid quarterbacksGetty “We have started negotiations, we’re talking,” Lynch said. “I won’t go into negotiations, like always is our stance. [We] want Brock to be our quarterback as long as we’re here and beyond. And we’ll leave it at that. “I think the final thing, there’s no guarantees we get something done. “But my experience has been when both sides are motivated, there’s ample opportunity to do so. We’ve been able to do that.” Opinions have differed throughout the league on where exactly Purdy’s value lands and how much he is worth. He is nowhere near as talented as the upper echelon of starting quarterbacks in the league. No one will confuse Purdy for Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson. But it can be argued he is in that next tier of quarterbacks. How much does that pay? And does it even matter? Keep in mind, Mahomes ‘only’ got paid $45.75 million in 2024, and will ‘only’ be paid $50 million next season. For what he’s worth, that makes him arguably the best value in the entire league, ironically after Purdy’s current rookie contract. It’s likely Purdy’s new contract will pay him somewhere in the $50 million range, but that’s for Lynch and the 49ers to decide. Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, views and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft.
San Francisco is in for a long offseason.
It starts and ends with all things Brock Purdy.
The last pick of the 2022 draft has one year remaining on his contract and is due just $5.2 million for the 2025 season.
In other words? He is set for a monster extension and pay raise.
The good news, negotiations have been underway between general manager John Lynch and Purdy’s representatives.
The bad news? They are reportedly far apart on what they want the number to look like.
NFL insider Jason La Canfora reported what the 49ers and Lynch’s initial offer was to Purdy. Fans couldn’t believe it.
“49ers playing hardball with Purdy is very on brand,” La Canfora wrote on X. “Starting your offers at $45M a year is something.”
“Purdy should walk, that would be a slap in the face,” one fan posted on X.
“Pay Brock Purdy,” another said plainly.
“Purdy’s camp probably wants that number to be closer to $50-52 million,” another suggested.
At the scouting combine in Indianapolis Lynch spoke briefly about the upcoming negotiations with Purdy but didn’t want to get into too much detail.
“We have started negotiations, we’re talking,” Lynch said.
“I won’t go into negotiations, like always is our stance. [We] want Brock to be our quarterback as long as we’re here and beyond. And we’ll leave it at that.
“I think the final thing, there’s no guarantees we get something done.
“But my experience has been when both sides are motivated, there’s ample opportunity to do so. We’ve been able to do that.”
Opinions have differed throughout the league on where exactly Purdy’s value lands and how much he is worth.
He is nowhere near as talented as the upper echelon of starting quarterbacks in the league.
No one will confuse Purdy for Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson.
But it can be argued he is in that next tier of quarterbacks.
How much does that pay? And does it even matter?
Keep in mind, Mahomes ‘only’ got paid $45.75 million in 2024, and will ‘only’ be paid $50 million next season.
For what he’s worth, that makes him arguably the best value in the entire league, ironically after Purdy’s current rookie contract.
It’s likely Purdy’s new contract will pay him somewhere in the $50 million range, but that’s for Lynch and the 49ers to decide.
Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, views and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft.
