It was a tough season for the San Francisco 49ers, and with it came Brock Purdy’s worst stretch as a starter.
Purdy certainly didn’t benefit from injury issues throughout the offense, especially to Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk, but Purdy’s numbers were worse in 2024 than they were last season.
He threw for about 400 fewer yards, went from 31 touchdowns to 20, and threw one more interception (12) than in 2023. After posting QB ratings of 107.3 and 113.0, they fell to 96.1.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) warms up before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
However, after missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season, general manager John Lynch has no plans to let Purdy walk out the door.
“What we know about Brock is that he’s our guy. We have an interest in Brock being here for a long, long time,” Lynch told reporters Wednesday. “He’s done a lot for our organization. He’s won big games and had a little bit of a tougher job, like we all had this year, with some of the things that happened throughout the year. We just never were able to string together games where we were.” all together. And through that, he continued to lead, he continued to play at a high level, so we’re very keen for him to be around.”
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) walks off the field after a loss to the Detroit Lions in an NFL football game on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 in Santa Clara, California . (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
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Purdy is eligible for a big contract extension: As the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, his base salary last season was less than $1 million. He could see a big increase, as Spotrac says his market value is $59.7 million annually, which would be the highest in the league.
The site says he could be slated for a four-year deal worth nearly $239 million, which would be more than Kyler Murray, Deshaun Watson, Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Love and Jared Goff.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass against the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter at Lumen Field. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
If he were to sign such a deal, he would become the 14th quarterback in NFL history to surpass the $200 million mark, with each of the previous contracts starting in 2020.
