49ers quarterback Brock Purdy saw “a lot of changes and turnover” around the team early in the offseason, but his desire to sign a contract extension never wavered.
Purdy’s push paid off this week with a five-year contract extension that will pay him an average of $45 million a season once the remaining year of his current deal is taken into account. The pact pushes Purdy way up the ladder in terms of quarterback compensation, but it doesn’t reach the very top and Purdy said that one of the things he talked to his agent about during negotiations was to make sure the 49ers can avoid losing key players over the life of the contract.