The San Francisco 49ers have an enormous decision to make about starting quarterback Brock Purdy. For the first three seasons of his career, Purdy was a cheat code--a quarterback producing Pro Bowl numbers on a backup's salary.

What San Francisco can’t afford to do is ignore the position given what happened at the end of the 2024 season when Purdy took a helmet to the elbow in Week 17 and had to miss the season finale. After nearly two full seasons of healthy QB play it became easy to forget the injury-driven tumult that under center that preceded Purdy.

A look at the quarterback's strengths and shortcoming as the 49ers begin negotiating a new, multiyear contract.

All signs point toward the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy coming to an agreement on a long-term contract extension in the offseason that makes Purdy one of the highest-paid QBs in the NFL.

As the NFL offseason begins for the 49ers, priority #1 is the contract negotiations with Brock Purdy, and Fred Warner says he's the man.

Spotrac's Michael Ginnitti delivered a unique, albeit controversial, prediction for Brock Purdy's contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are not playing in the NFL Playoffs. But his contract situation is under a microscope given struggles from Jordan Love and others.

Future Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Drew Brees believes NFL teams can learn from how the Purdy situation shook out in San Francisco.

Former NFL stars Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson discussed Brock Purdy's impending contract negotiations with the San Francisco 49ers

General manager John Lynch did his best to silence such thoughts when meeting with reporters on Wednesday. Speaking about the team's plans this offseason Lynch made a definitive statement on Purdy with negotiations around the corner: he's their guy and he'll be around a while.

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers’ brass have a similar mindset regarding one of the biggest offseason questions around the organization.