What ESPN projects 49ers QB Purdy could land with an extension imminent originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Brock Purdy could become a very, very, very rich man in the near future.
Emphasis on “very.”
The 49ers quarterback, after an NFL MVP-caliber 2023 season, is eligible to sign a contract extension as early as 2025 and will certainly break the bank if he continues to play at a high level in 2024.
So what would Purdy’s impending contract extension look like? ESPN’s Bill Barnwell took a deep dive into the third-year signal caller in your last column and projected how much money Purdy could make next offseason.
What would Purdy’s contract extension look like?
“Probably bigger than you think or 49ers fans would like to imagine,” Barnwell wrote. “Right now, the top of the market for a quarterback coming off his third season is the five-year, $275 million deal Lawrence signed from Jacksonville in June. Purdy has been a more productive and successful player than Lawrence, even if he doesn’t. I don’t have the same draft pedigree as the 2021 No. 1 overall pick.
“…If he continues at this level of play, my best estimate is that a Purdy deal would come at about five years and $325 million, for an average of $65 million per season. It’s always possible that the quarterback get some semblance of a reduced salary to try to make life easier for his team, but after making just $2.6 million over the first three years of his current contract, I don’t know why he would be willing to cut the 49ers any slack. .”
Come back again? How much?
Yes, Purdy – formerly known as “Mr. Irrelevant” after the 49ers selected him with No. 262 and the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft — could sign perhaps the biggest contract in league history. What a concept.
Barnwell goes on to explain that the NFL salary cap is expected to increase again next offseason, possibly by the recent average of 12 percent, which would increase the salary cap from $255.4 million to $286 million, giving San Francisco even more financial flexibility.
Which they will need if they want to pay Purdy $65 million per season.
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