The San Francisco 49ers are really hitching their wagon to Brock Purdy, even beyond just their large-scale financial commitment.
Purdy’s new contract extension with the 49ers reportedly comes with a very interesting and noteworthy detail. It contains a full no-trade clause for Purdy, according to a report by Mike Garafolo of NFL Network on Sunday.
The news broke earlier this week that the 25-year-old Purdy had secured a five-year, $265 million extension from San Francisco, locking him in through the 2030 NFL season. Purdy’s contract makes him the fifth-highest paid NFL quarterback by total value and the seventh-highest paid NFL quarterback by average annual value. It also comes with a sizable amount of guaranteed money over the first three seasons in particular.
Purdy, a 2023 Pro Bowler who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl that season as well, is coming off a relatively down year in 2024. He threw for 3,864 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as the 49ers went 6-11 and missed the playoffs.
Fans have been largely skeptical up to this point of Purdy’s ability to live up to that enormous extension. The fact that San Francisco won’t even be able to trade Purdy away without his consent probably will not help the public perception of the contract either.
But there is immense value in having a true franchise quarterback under contract from his age-26 to age-31 seasons. The 49ers clearly believe that the former NFL passer rating leader Purdy will be that guy for them and are giving him a contract commensurate to that belief.
