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San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York told reporters this week that the team is preparing to compensate Purdy. The quarterback can begin negotiating a contract extension in 2025, and any deal will undoubtedly make him the team's highest-paid player.
"I think it's a good problem when your quarterback is one of your highest-paid guys on your team and in the league," York stated. "So there's a lot of planning that goes into it, but again, I'm glad that we have [EVP of football operations] Paraag [Marathe], [general manager John Lynch], [head coach] Kyle [Shanahan]. They're the ones that will figure out the details of it, and I just have to sign the check. So my part in that's pretty easy."
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Purdy is scheduled to earn a base salary of $985,000 this year, followed by $1.1 million in 2025, marking the final year of his rookie contract. After that, his salary will consume a significant portion of the team's roster spending for the foreseeable future.
One NFL player turned analyst, Willie Colon, believes Purdy will not only be the 49ers' highest-paid player, but that the young quarterback's next contract will make him the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL.
"I even jump out to say that I wouldn't show up to training camp without a deal," Colon said on FS1's The Carton Show. "The bottom line is the man has done everything you've asked him to do. He's come back, he's led teams, he went to the NFC Championship, he's battled back from injuries. He's had bad games and battled back. And you talk about a Super Bowl appearance this year that could have went either way."
.@willcolon66 makes a case for Brock Purdy to become the NFL's highest-paid player:
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Purdy might have even been the Super Bowl MVP if the 49ers had escaped overtime with a victory. He certainly proved to be a valuable part of the offense in San Francisco's two playoff games leading to the showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas.
Colon continued, "Bottom line is, if I'm Brock Purdy, pay me now, because the way guys are getting injured at this rate, I want my money fast and early."