Insider updates 49ers’ plans for Brock Purdy amid QB whispers

Some members of the NFL neighborhood proceed to recommend that the San Francisco 49ers may commerce quarterback Brock Purdy this offseason and goal veteran quarterbacks Kirk Cousins or Aaron Rodgers as a short lived choice on the place. 

Nevertheless, Bleacher Report’s Scott Polacek famous that NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic stated on the most recent version of the “Scoop Metropolis” podcast that the 49ers “are dedicated to creating Brock Purdy work” with the ultimate choose of the 2022 draft eligible to signal a contract extension following the continued marketing campaign. He is underneath contract by subsequent season on an affordable deal however reportedly may make over $60M per yr through his subsequent settlement.

Analysts and executives warned the 49ers towards making a monetary dedication to Purdy after he couldn’t overcome his staff’s damage disaster and information what turned a 6-9 membership to a playoff berth. In keeping with Professional Soccer Reference, Purdy started Tuesday ranked eleventh within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 65.2 adjusted QBR and fifteenth with a 94.4 passer ranking for the season. He has tossed 17 landing passes and 10 interceptions over 14 video games. 

In the meantime, Cousins has misplaced the Atlanta beginning job to first-round draft choose Michael Penix Jr. He may signal a team-friendly contract with a distinct membership, assuming he turns into out there when the brand new league yr opens in March. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan served as Cousins’ offensive coordinator with Washington from 2012 by the 2013 season, and a few thought as lately as final winter that Shanahan may view Cousins as an improve. 

As for Rodgers, Shanahan reportedly had some curiosity in buying the long run Corridor of Famer again within the spring of 2021. Jets proprietor Woody Johnson appears prepared to maneuver on from Rodgers as a part of beginning over with a brand new regime, and a narrative from final week linked the 41-year-old with the Niners. 

In the course of the “Scoop Metropolis” episode, Russini acknowledged that the state of affairs involving Purdy and the 49ers may “change” over the subsequent couple of months. That stated, there stays no public indication that common supervisor John Lynch is anxious about signing Purdy to a multiyear contract.