Stunning identify rips 49ers for ‘overpay’ of QB Brock Purdy

Whether or not or not San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy really deserved the five-year, $265M contract extension that included $181M in ensures and a no-trade clause he acquired earlier this month will probably be a hotly debated subject all through the summer time. 

As Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports activities Bay Space beforehand identified, former NFL huge receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh has served as a private coach for present 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk. Thus, it is fascinating that Houshmandzadeh criticized San Francisco concerning the Purdy deal throughout Monday’s version of the FS1 “Communicate” program.

“I consider they did overpay for Brock Purdy,” Houshmandzadeh mentioned, as shared by David Bonilla of 49ers WebZone. “I’d have given Brock Purdy $47M a yr. That might have been probably the most I am giving him. We would have liked you final yr. You went 1-6 towards playoff groups after we had guys damage.”

Particularly, Houshmandzadeh famous that Purdy was unable to assist the 49ers overcome dropping noteworthy starters akin to Aiyuk, working again Christian McCaffrey and left deal with Trent Williams to accidents final season. Whereas San Francisco ended Week 10 at 5-4, the membership misplaced six of its subsequent seven video games earlier than it shut Purdy down forward of Week 18. 

Purdy started Could in the closing yr of his cheap rookie deal, and it appears no different membership was in a rush to commerce for his companies after which hand him the kind of extension his camp wished. In response to the Spotrac web site, Purdy and Detroit Lions starter Jared Goff at the moment are tied for seventh within the league because it pertains to common annual wage for quarterbacks. At $47M per yr, Purdy would’ve been twelfth on that listing. 

“If Brock Purdy takes the San Francisco 49ers to the Tremendous Bowl they usually win it, then his contract is effectively price it,” Houshmandzadeh added throughout his feedback. “Till he does that, he is overpaid.”

Purdy already has a Tremendous Bowl look on his profession resume and was a fourth-down cease away from profitable that begin. If nothing else, it could possibly be fascinating to see what Aiyuk has to say about Houshmandzadeh’s take throughout what 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan probably hopes will probably be a drama-free summer time for the group.