Iowa football beat Iowa State 20-13 this past weekend. That's why Brock Purdy showed up to his Thursday press conference wearing some unexpected headgear. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback lost a bet to his tight end, George Kittle.
Brock Purdy entering press conference room by paying off bet with George Kittle for Iowa's win over Iowa State. 😂 pic.twitter.com/k915iIKSHa
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) September 14, 2023
Purdy played four seasons with the Iowa State Cyclones before the 49ers drafted him last year. Kittle played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
"Whoever lost the game had to wear the other team's mascot helmet up here," Purdy told reporters. "So here we are."
So it was Purdy wearing the head of Herky the Hawk. The quarterback says he had the Cy the Cardinal gear, Iowa State's mascot, ready to be sent out to the Bay Area for Kittle to wear, had the tight end lost.
Shoutout @TylerBarnesIOWA for getting this herky out to cali!
— George Kittle (@gkittle46) September 14, 2023
The 49ers are coming off a 30-7 Week 1 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers and are preparing for this weekend's game against the Los Angeles Rams.