Following his four interceptions in the San Francisco 49ers’ 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Brock Purdy assumed responsibility. After the 49ers completed two key plays to drive down the field and into the red zone, Purdy stated after the game that he wanted to make another aggressive play, which resulted in his first interception. His choice did not succeed; Purdy realized he could have instead thrown a checkdown rather than forcing the ball, and Kyle Hamilton intercepted the pass.
Although Purdy accepts responsibility for his actions, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said that Purdy can be harsh with himself.
He is a very modest man who is fiercely competitive. That’s only Brock. He will always accept accountability. He looks at things that way; he doesn’t just do it because he can talk to the media. He honestly feels that he should search within first. I think he’s a little too hard on himself sometimes. According to 49ers on NBC Sports, “I think he always looks at what he can do better.”
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Brock Purdy and San Francisco 49ers record-breaking contract signing making most of every cent
Brock Purdy, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and the league’s favored MVP, gets paid a pitiful $870,000 this season in basic pay. He got a four-year, $3.7 million contract as the final choice in the 2022 NFL Draft, which includes that.
You might as well split that pay in half to cover taxes because he lives in California. Purdy was sharing a room with an offensive lineman in October in order to reduce his rent costs.
Furthermore, Purdy isn’t eligible for a raise this offseason, even if the 49ers chose to. With a win in Las Vegas in February, he could become the first 49ers player to win the NFL MVP award in thirty years, win the team’s sixth Lombardi Trophy, and, courtesy to the league’s collective bargaining agreement, return to the same base pay the following season.
The difference between Mr. Irrelevant’s pay and play has been discussed a lot in recent weeks, but sources have made it quite apparent to CBS Sports: Regardless of any additional commercial agreements or endorsements, Purdy will make more than twice his base pay in 2023 from the football field alone. The 49ers will not be able to negotiate a contract extension until at least 2025.
Purdy signed a simple four-year contract. There is no significant signing bonus or incentive program. Since 2011, a rookie selected in the draft has very little negotiating power, and especially not one selected with the final pick.
The CBA states that a “Rookie Contract for a Drafted Rookie may not be renegotiated, amended or altered in any way until after the final regular season game of the player’s third contract year.” Therefore, the 49ers couldn’t give him a top-of-market contract until January 2025 at the latest, if San Francisco decided to do so.
It’s interesting to note that Purdy could potentially negotiate a new contract as early as three weeks from now if the Niners hadn’t taken him and he wasn’t drafted. Renegotiating, amending, or changing undrafted rookie contracts is not permitted until after the last regular season game of a player’s second contract year.
Joe Burrow tops all quarterbacks with $55 million in average yearly value, the standard criteria used by many to assess quarterback contracts. Purdy ranks 85th out of all quarterbacks with an AAV of $934,253.
He still has the entire playoffs, one more regular season, and a postseason to go before signing a contract, thus estimating the value of his next contract is pointless. But by the summer of 2025, it’s realistic to imagine Purdy will rank among the highest-paid players in NFL history if he continues to play at this level and if Dak Prescott pays off big this offseason.
He’ll have to settle for his rookie salary for the time being, along with the additional hundreds of thousands he’s secretly accumulated over the previous year.
Purdy and every other 49ers player received an additional $162,000 in compensation for making it to the NFC Championship Game last season as part of the league’s playoff pay plan.
He would earn $174,000 (give or take a thousand depending on whether the Niners have a bye) if the team advances to the conference championship game this season. Purdy and the rest of his teammates would receive an additional $164,000 should San Francisco win the Super Bowl. He would receive a further $89,000 if it loses in Vegas.
He’s a strong possibility for MVP, therefore it goes without saying that he would be a Pro Bowl quarterback. A member of the losing squad would receive $44,000, while a member of the victorious team would receive $88,000. Purdy would not be eligible to play in the Pro Bowl if the Niners made it to the Super Bowl, but he would still receive his share from the NFC squad, regardless of the game’s outcome.
He was paid last year for, well, not getting paid. And this year, he’s going to make even more. The NFL has distributed “performance-based pay” to hundreds of players annually since the 2002 CBA. It’s a fund that the league distributes to players (based on a formula) to recognize those that surpass their contract by, among other things, balancing playing time with average income.
After starting only once in Week 14 of the previous season, Purdy ended up playing in roughly 34% of the 49ers’ snaps during the 2022 regular season. Purdy’s performance-based salary for the 2022 season was $248,338.75, according to sources who spoke with CBS Sports. To be clear, this is additional money on top of his base pay.
Because of other elements in the system, it is hard to determine Purdy’s performance-based compensation for 2023, even if one assumes he would play 95% of the snaps this season. However, personnel experts with experience in salary cap management from five different NFL teams predicted that his performance-based compensation alone for the 2023 season will range from $700,000 to $1 million.
As the best young athlete who will “continue driving the sports licensed business” in 2023, Purdy was named by the NFLPA in June. As of right now, Purdy ranks in the top 40 gamers in terms of all licensed goods.
According to a source familiar with customary compensation, a player fitting Purdy’s profile might expect to earn in the low six figures for the 2023 campaign from the program, according to CBS Sports.
There is a method for the team to give Purdy a little more money even though they are unable to renegotiate his contract at this time. A little bit.
Purdy may get up to $6,500 from the 49ers for each of the first five community service or sponsorship events he undertakes on behalf of the team. Additionally, he may get reimbursement for his travel and parking costs if he drove himself to those events.
According to the NFL CBA, “no cash or non-cash financial or economic consideration of any kind (e.g., suites, automobiles, loans, etc.) may be paid or promised to the player for any reason whatsoever including, but not limited to, the player’s performance of non football-related services with the exception” of these five occurrences.
And lastly, his endorsements off the field. The specifics of Purdy’s agreements with Toyota and Alaska Airlines are unknown to the general public. In the future, he will undoubtedly appear in more commercials and advertisements if the 49ers continue to perform like this.
Since Kurt Warner did so after the 1999 season, Purdy would become the least expensive quarterback to win the NFL MVP award. And with at least 13 months still on his contract, the 49ers can keep developing around him.
Purdy lives in one of the most expensive regions of the nation, halves his rent, and is engaged to be married. Every penny counts.
