Brock Purdy on Niners deal -- 'Exactly where we needed to be' - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One day after the disappointing 2024 season ended, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was inundated with questions about his forthcoming contract discussions.

At the time, Purdy didn't know much about how it would all go down, but he did hope for one thing: a speedy negotiation. At that January media session, Purdy expressed hope that he could have a new deal done by the time the Niners opened their offseason training program in April.

Purdy and the Niners didn't quite reach that artificial deadline, but they came close as Purdy signed a five-year, $265 million contract extension on Tuesday, just 28 days after the offseason program began but before on-field organized team activities, which are set to begin next Tuesday.

«Being here day one was a huge emphasis for me, regardless of having a contract done or not,» Purdy said. «But I had a lot of faith in my agent and the Niners that we were going to get something done. I didn't know when exactly, but being here for phase one was huge for me.»

Purdy's patience was rewarded in no small part because he and agent Kyle Strongin set a course for his negotiations near the end of last season. At that point, they laid out a vision for what they were hoping to get out, what they might be willing to sacrifice to make it happen and how best to get Purdy what he earned while not handicapping the franchise's ability to build around him.

On Wednesday, Purdy spoke to the Bay Area media for the first time since signing his extension and acknowledged that squeezing every dollar out of the negotiations wasn't a priority.

«I think where we ended up was exactly where we needed to be,» Purdy said. «I'm extremely happy with where we ended and I know the Niners are,