No matter what your feelings are on Brock Purdy, it’s fair to say the 49ers were backed into a corner by his performance over the past few years. After trying to find a franchise quarterback by trading three first-round picks for the right to draft Trey Lance in 2021, San Francisco lucked into a long-term starting quarterback by selecting Purdy with the last pick in the 2022 draft.
With multiple NFC championship game appearances, a Super Bowl appearance and some of the best numbers in the league, he had earned himself a long-term contract in the NFL no matter what.