To go along with his shiny new five-year, $265 million contract, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy also has some new toys on offense.
At least one of which, he's really high on.
Former Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Rams wideout Demarcus Robinson joined the 49ers on a two-year, $9.5 million deal to catch passes from Purdy.
Robinson was brought in to fill the void left by Brandon Aiyuk while he recovers from major knee reconstruction. But Purdy already sees the long-term benefit of having the former Florida Gator in the house.
“Demarcus has been awesome," Purdy said. "Just having that veteran receiver in that receiving core and receiving room and showing those guys, sort of just what it's like to be a vet receiver. He's very smart. He's come in, he's learned the playbook, and not only that, like he's actually gone out every single day and just competed and getting up and down with the ball and tracking the ball in and getting in and out of cuts as well."
Robinson is acting like a coach at OTAs for the younger players too, taking some of the pressure off Purdy to serve in that capacity, something else Purdy appreciates.
"You could just tell like he's a seasoned vet. He's been here, how certain routes are supposed to be run, just being on top of everything, not really messing up. I feel like he's done a great job, and we're going to continue to learn each other and how he gets around and how I can get him the ball. So just lifting, the meetings, all the things, like just seeing him in the locker room talking and stuff, you could just tell like he's been in the league for a while. So that's pretty special to have in this locker room, and especially for those young guys, too. So he's a great leader and I'm excited to go work with him.”
Robinson was arrested for DUI in January and might be suspended for the start of the season.