QB Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers is eligible to negotiate a contract extension in 2025 and may earn one of the biggest salary hikes in NFL history.
Owner of the San Francisco 49ers Jed York has stated that leading quarterback Brock Purdy will get a sizable contract offer.
After this upcoming season, Purdy, 24, will be eligible for a contract extension and may receive one of the largest pay increases in NFL history. Even though Purdy has only made $1.9 million (£1.5 million) in two years since going pro and is only expected to make a further $985,000 (£780,000) this season, his pay should soar when his rookie contract expires.
Purdy led the 49ers to Super Bowl LVIII in February, where they lost 25-22 to the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime. To put Purdy’s current salary into perspective, Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes is in the middle of a 10-year, $450m (£356.5m) contract with the Chiefs. That means Mahomes is taking home around £35.6m per year.
York told reporters at the NFL’s Annual League Meeting on Tuesday: “It’s a good problem when your quarterback is one of the highest-paid guys on your team and in the league. It’s what the market is. Brock is going to ask for something that no one has ever asked for before. I don’t know how many players are making over $40m (annually) as a quarterback right now.” Currently, 12 players earn over $40m (£31.7m), with four pocketing more than $50m (£39.6m). The 49ers have previously reset the market and seem ready to do it again. York added: “When we signed Jimmy (Garoppolo) several years ago (in 2018), it was the largest deal in the history of the NFL (a five-year, $137.5m/£108.9m contract), for three minutes.
