The San Francisco 49ers finished with a 6-11 record and quarterback Brock Purdy had his struggles in 2024. Despite his struggles and only having one year remaining on his contract entering the 2025 season, Purdy was rewarded with a five-year contract extension.
There is no doubt that this contract is very questionable for this football team. If San Francisco struggles again in 2025, there is no doubt that head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch are going to be feeling the heat. There are a lot of questions that Purdy will have to answer entering the 2025 NFL season.
NFL Analyst Questioning San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Brock Purdy Entering the 2025 NFL Season
Dan Graziano of ESPN.com wrote a quarterback question for each NFL team entering the 2025 NFL season. The 49ers question is, “Is all the pressure on Brock Purdy now that he got that contract?”
“It was an offseason of change in San Francisco, where the 49ers said goodbye to receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and a couple of key defensive stars. The Niners are carrying more than $92 million in dead money on their cap this season for players no longer on the roster, as they decided to use 2025 to reset their spending while granting a five-year, $265 million contract to Purdy.
The whole plan indicates that they’ll be asking even more of Purdy, who has been more than they ever could have expected when they took him with the last pick of the 2022 draft. This roster still has Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, so it’s not like it’s all on Purdy’s shoulders. But this offseason of change is a sign of things to come. Those guys won’t all be around forever, and the pivot into the future will depend on Purdy’s ability to continue to deliver as a high-level franchise QB — even as the pieces around him shift and change.”
San Francisco is not getting any younger by any means and the NFC West is better than people think it is. The Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks on paper are better than the 49ers. The Arizona Cardinals could also finish ahead of San Francisco again in 2025. The 49ers will have an easy schedule, but there is a chance that San Francisco is a fourth-place team once again.
Purdy during the 2024 NFL season with the 49ers completed 65.9% of his passes for 3,864 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. With Samuel no longer in the picture, Ricky Pearsall will have an expanded role. Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings are the other wide outs on San Francisco. George Kittle will be the tight end, but he has a history of injuries as well.
There is no doubt that there will be a lot of pressure on Purdy entering the 2025 NFL season. If he does not perform well, then San Francisco is no doubt going to regret that five-year contract extension they just gave him.
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