Kittle addresses how Purdy will deal with stress of latest contract

San Francisco 49ers legend and Corridor of Famer Joe Montana not too long ago endorsed the membership locking quarterback Brock Purdy down by way of a five-year, $265M contract extension that included $181M in ensures and a no-trade clause this previous spring.

Throughout a current look on the FanDuel TV “Up & Adams” program, 49ers tight finish George Kittle addressed how Purdy will deal with the stress that comes with signing such an enormous deal. 

“All of us nonetheless have one thing to show each single day,” Kittle defined, as shared by Kevin Patra of the NFL’s web site. “So, for the folks that like saying that, you recognize, ‘He is received one thing to show,’ good for them. I believe Brock is simply gonna proceed to raise his recreation and proceed to play at a excessive degree. That is all we actually care about.”

Critics have accused the 49ers of “overpaying” Purdy after the alleged “recreation supervisor” was unable to assist the membership overcome an damage disaster because it went from 5-4 to 6-11 final season. That stated, Purdy began in a pair of convention championship video games, received the 49ers to inside one play of profitable a Tremendous Bowl and have become a finalist for the 2023 MVP Award over his first two seasons after San Francisco made him the final decide of the 2022 draft. 

“I wish to be round guys that attempt to be higher each single day,” Kittle continued. “I do not like being round people who find themselves content material as a result of complacency shouldn’t be factor in a locker room. So, if our gamers are regularly working towards their (expletive) off, regularly getting higher each single day, and so they have the need to get higher on daily basis, I am in an awesome room, I am in an awesome constructing. So, I am simply comfortable to be round guys which are like that, and Brock is certainly a type of guys.”

Purdy might have a chip on his shoulder after NFL executives, coaches and scouts not too long ago surveyed by ESPN
didn’t rank him among the many league’s prime 10 gamers on the place. In line with StatMuse, solely two-time MVP Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens had a greater passer score (106.1) than Purdy (104.9) from 2022-24. 

“I believe taking part in quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers is without doubt one of the largest spotlights in sports activities due to the blokes that performed earlier than us,” Kittle added in an obvious reference to icons reminiscent of Montana and Steve Younger. “I believe that is simply what comes with the job. It’s what it’s. I am not too nervous about Brock. …His work ethic has been superior.”

As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the 49ers tied for fourth among the many betting favorites at +1000 odds to symbolize the NFC in Tremendous Bowl LX. If Purdy matches the worth of his contract together with his play, San Francisco might do extra than simply seem in that championship recreation.