SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- From the moment Brock Purdy stepped in as their starter in 2022, the San Francisco 49ers have told anyone who would listen that he is not only their quarterback of the present but also their future.
On Friday, the Niners put significant action behind those words, agreeing with Purdy on a five-year, $265 million deal that included $181 million in overall guaranteed money, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
At the league meetings in Florida, general manager John Lynch made it clear that he believed a deal was in the offing.
"I think we're going to get the deal done," Lynch said March 31. "That's what I believe. We'll just leave it at that."
From there, Purdy reported for the start of the offseason program in April, a sign that things were trending toward a deal. The week of the NFL draft, Lynch said there were "substantive talks" that had things going in a "good direction."
Finally, it all came together on Friday.