You'll likely hear from time to time this year that 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, at $985,000, is criminally underpaid. Absent one key fact, that's horribly misleading.By rule, the 49ers can't give him another contract until the completion of the 2024 regular season.For now, Purdy is supplementing his six-figure salary in a seven- and eight-figure industry by marketing opportunities."Yeah, for me, obviously I don't make a whole lot," Purdy told reporters on Sunday. "I make a good amount playing football. But just with the lifestyle and the privacy for my wife and I and the things that we're able to do with my family outside of football, we've got to make some kind of money somehow. So marketing's a great opportunity for us. So, yeah, a business or an organization will hit up my agent and he'll bring it to me and he'll say, 'Hey, this aligns with who you are and what you believe or this might not, so we can pass on it.' So, those are the decisions that go into it. But for me, like I said, I'm trying to provide for my wife and my family moving forward with our life because you never know. Tomorrow's not promised. So, we've tried to be smart about it, but there's been some good...
While he waits for NFL payday, Brock Purdy welcomes marketing opportunities
Published Aug 5, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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