The 49ers will pay Brock Purdy $1 million next season, which means he’s still the biggest bargain in sports. But in 2025, he’ll be eligible for a contract extension, and it won’t be cheap.
Just look at Kirk Cousins, who just received a massive contract with the A
tlanta Falcons. He’ll be 36 next season, he’s coming off a torn Achilles, he wasn’t particularly mobile before the injury, he’s 1-3 in his career in the playoffs, his passer rating last season was 103.8 and he will earn $45 million each season on average.
So what would Purdy be valued on the free market?
He’s 24, he’s mobile, he’s 4-2 in his career in the playoffs and his passer rating last season was 113. By many accounts, he’s more valuable than Cousins, which means Purdy should be able to command at least $50 million each season.
But should the 49ers give him that extension next year? Will he be worth all that money to them?
Start 4. One touchdown throw, zero interceptions, 86.7 passer rating in a win over the Packers. Modest performance.
Start 5. One touchdown pass, one interception, 89 passer rating in a win over the Lions. Modest performance.
Start 6. One touchdown throw, zero interceptions, 89.3 passer rating in a loss to the Chiefs. Modest performance.
With the exception of his first playoff game against the inferior Seahawks and his abbreviated playoff game against the Eagles, all of his postseason efforts have been decent at best. And it’s still unknown if he’s good enough to win a Super Bowl. He wasn’t good enough last season while making $900,000 on the finest roster in football. Will he be good enough in the future when he’s paid $50 million and the roster isn’t nearly as loaded?
