NFL insider Tom Pelissero doesn't believe a contract extension between the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy is imminent, but he's confident a deal will get done this offseason. With the team yet to conduct a full practice and organized team activities not beginning until May 27, there's no sense of urgency just yet.
Ideally, both sides would like to reach an agreement sooner rather than later. However, with the details of the negotiations being kept quiet, it isn't easy to gauge how close a deal might be. For now, media outlets are left to speculate based on limited information and insider reports.
Pelissero recently joined The Rich Eisen Show and suggested that while a deal could come together at any time, it will likely happen later in the offseason.
"Are they within the realm of, hey, if they agree to something right now, it could get done quickly? Yeah, but they're not there just yet," Pelissero said. "I would anticipate it's going to come to a head sometime before the start of training camp, potentially sooner than that. I do anticipate that it's going to be somewhere in the [$50-million-dollar range]."
The exact value remains uncertain, but Pelissero expects Purdy's new contract to be a strong, possibly nearing a top-of-the-market deal, though not quite at the level of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
Prescott is the NFL's highest-paid player, making $60 million annually. While Purdy likely won't match that figure, he is expected to land a contract that places him among the league's top 10 highest-paid players. Where he ultimately ranks in that group remains to be seen.
Pelissero noted that Prescott was in a much different position during his negotiations, having already earned significant money and held far more leverage than his 49ers counterpart. In contrast, Purdy is set to earn just over $5 million in 2025, the final year of his rookie contract. The 49ers also maintain leverage, with the option to use the franchise tag on him up to twice.
"It's a lot harder at times just to make the numbers work when you've got a very small number remaining in the last year of an existing contract," Pelissero continued. "He was a seventh-round pick, as everybody knows, and so, it's a little bit more difficult here. But he, I believe, is going to get paid. I do believe that this gets done.
"In terms of the exact timing, we'll see, but I would think, for all parties involved, resolving this before training camp and not having that hanging over everybody's heads would probably be a benefit."