49ers' Brock Purdy recalls saving news anchor from imminent coyote attack

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Brock Purdy steps up when he is called upon on the field and apparently off the field.

Purdy appeared on Tuesday’s edition of "The Pat McAfee Show" and revealed how he saved a reporter from a coyote attack while filming a commercial for his newest partnership with John Deere.

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Brock Purdy, #13 of the San Francisco 49ers, speaks with the media during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 5, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

While on a San Francisco street, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback said he noticed a coyote creeping up on a woman and her dog. The former Iowa State standout said he yelled over to the woman and scared the animal away. The woman happened to be CBS News Bay Area anchor Sara Donchey.

"We're shooting this commercial on a hill on the outside of the city," he said. "I see this thing trotting by that has a big tail. I was like, 'That looks like a mini wolf.' No one else was gonna scream, so I screamed, 'Yo, there's a coyote!' That thing went running off. It could've been an ugly day on the shoot, but we saved her."

Donchey actually mentioned the incident back in February.

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San Francisco 49ers Brock Purdy, #13, looks over the defense against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium. (Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

"I was watching from Bernal Heights Park when I suddenly heard Brock scream, 'Coyote!' I turned around and saw the biggest coyote I've ever seen sneaking up behind me and my dog. ... When I walked down the