San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is radically underpaid compared to all of the other starting quarterbacks in the league as he is still on his rookie deal as the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. But even though a few quarterbacks have received big deals this offseason, he doesn’t necessarily sound all that worried about getting paid.
During a recent interview, Brock Purdy was asked about other quarterbacks around the league earning new contracts, and he responded by making it very clear that his focus is on preparing for the upcoming season with the San Francisco 49ers, not a new contract.
“That’s great. I’m happy for those guys,” Purdy told Omar Ruiz of NFL Media according to 49erswebzone.com. “But for me and this team right now, we’ve got to focus on 2024. This season is so long, and there’s so much stuff that you go through. So to get caught up in what the years can look like down the road or anything like that, to me, that’s pretty nonsense.
“So, focusing one day at a time. I have to get better for this team, and we all do here. So, that’s where my focus is at, and all of our focus is at.”
Purdy led his team to the Super Bowl in just his first full season as a starter, so it’s pretty clear what his value is to the team. It’s safe to say that he will get a significant pay raise in the near future, but that’s not where his focus is right now.
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