San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Willie Snead offered some high praise toward his starting quarterback, Brock Purdy, following last week's preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers. He compared the second-year passer to a future Hall of Fame quarterback.
"That's my guy. I love Brock," Snead told Matt Lively of CBS Bay Area (h/t Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk). "I remember when I first met him last year, when I first came in, humble kid, work ethic out of this world. He reminds me of a young Drew [Brees]. I tell him that all the time.
"He's just a really humble kid, comes to work every day with the same mentality to get better, and just to be around a guy like that, it makes you want to come to work and make plays for your quarterback."
The full answer from Willie Snead saying there are similarities between Brock Purdy and Drew Brees.
"I told him last year, it's just something I see in him...I been around that guy, I know what that guy does and Brock has very similar elements."#FTTB | @KPIXtv | #49ers https://t.co/5i4tiWOXuf pic.twitter.com/l3I8PxhmtP
— Matt Lively (@mattblively) August 26, 2023
Purdy only has eight starts under his belt, but he will be the 49ers' Week 1 starter. He underwent surgery on his throwing arm in March but was cleared to practice with his teammates at the start of training camp.
Snead played with Brees during a stint (2014-17) with the New Orleans Saints. Lively asked the receiver to elaborate on the comparison.
"I told him last year, it's something I see in him," Snead responded. "I've been around Drew for three years. The professionalism, the way he approaches the game, studying, comes to work every day, throwing after practice, taking practice reps seriously, that just [embodies] what Drew was, and that's why he was a [future] Hall of Famer.
"It's a stretch to say that (about Purdy), but I've been around that guy. I know what that guy does. Brock has very similar elements to his game. So just happy to be around him, happy to be a part of this team."
