San Francisco, CA – May 27, 2025
Brock Purdy may have once been “Mr. Irrelevant,” but inside the San Francisco 49ers’ locker room, he’s anything but. After leading the team to a Super Bowl, earning a Pro Bowl nod, and rewriting expectations for a seventh-round pick, the quarterback just secured a five-year, $265 million contract extension — and no one wearing red and gold seems to be blinking.
The deal makes Purdy one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league, and for some outside the Bay Area, the figure raised eyebrows. But within the team, the reaction was unanimous: it was the right move.
"Why not pay him?" said one of the 49ers' recent first-round picks, speaking off the record. "Look what he's done. He's the guy. We all know it."
That sentiment echoes through the locker room. For a team built on physicality, discipline, and trust, Purdy represents all three. His journey from the last pick in the 2022 draft to one of the most dependable signal-callers in the league has earned not just respect, but complete buy-in from the roster.
“He earned it,” said a veteran offensive lineman. “He kept us in games we had no business winning. He’s calm, smart, and tougher than people think. You pay guys like that.”
Statistically, Purdy has been more than serviceable — he’s been efficient, composed, and decisive. But the 49ers aren’t paying just for stats. They’re investing in leadership. In composure. In a quarterback who never folded under pressure, even when the team lost key weapons and faced relentless injuries.
Still, the contract came at a cost. To make room, the 49ers traded away star wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Commanders and let Talanoa Hufanga walk in free agency. But the message is clear: this is Purdy’s team now.
"You build around your quarterback," said head coach Kyle Shanahan earlier this month. "And when you’ve got the right one, you don’t wait. You commit.”
With deals already locked in for core players like George Kittle and Fred Warner, the Purdy extension completes the franchise’s long-term vision. Now, the challenge is simple: prove it was worth it — and win it all.
And judging by the voices inside that locker room, there’s not a shred of doubt.
