Brock Purdy is in the middle of the negotiation of his life. He is graduating from a rookie contract to his first extension, which could be historically the largest contract in NFL history. You will have to excuse him if he does not want to risk damaging the goods in the offseason program, if a deal is not in place.
The voluntary offseason program usually does not feature players in negotiations for an extension. By being voluntary, they do not have to be there. There is too much too risk without having the extension in place.
Someone has to tell 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan that. Shanahan said this week he hopes Purdy does not skip the workouts.
"I hope not," Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "And I know Brock doesn't want to do that. We don't want him to do that. I mean, no one wants to do that. But these are negotiations that go on between agents and our organization and it's over a lot of money and stuff. Those aren't just things that you just knock out right away.
"But I believe that we will (sign him). I hope that we do. And hopefully, it won't come into any football stuff."
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Purdy, who made $1.84 million last season after a check from the performance-based pay system, is entering the final year of his rookie deal. He is scheduled to make $5.346 million in 2025.
Do not expect Purdy to participate in anything voluntary or involuntary without a signed extension. He will show up, go to meetings, but do not look for him to do anything physical.
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This story was originally published April 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM.