Not getting a contract done and potentially missing their quarterback for the start of training camp pales in comparison to the damage any typical contract hang-ups might cause. Signing Purdy for a less-favorable contract in March will help far more than signing him to a more-favorable contract in August.

Purdy, 25, signed a four-year rookie contract with an average annual salary of $934,252 after being drafted with the last pick (No. 262) of the 2022 NFL draft. He is now eligible for an extension.

A huge reason for the sense of urgency is quarterback Brock Purdy's looming contract extension. Once the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy has become an unexpected star, and having him on a $1 million annual salary has done wonders for the 49ers' budget.

NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young says 49ers' quarterback Brock Purdy can do "80 percent" of what Jayden Daniels can do on the ground.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs keep finding themselves on one side of a Super Bowl rematch. A year after beating the San Francisco 49ers for the second time in five seasons in the NFL's championship game,

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan won't get his wish to retain fired defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen. According to NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco, Sorensen won't be returning to the

A new contract for quarterback Brock Purdy remains atop the San Francisco 49ers’ offseason priority list. That won’t be their only move under center this offseason though. Purdy was

In a recent article, Daniel Alameda of The Wrightway Network proposed that the 49ers could send Purdy to the Las Vegas Raiders for multiple draft picks, perhaps including the number-six overall pick this upcoming April.

The San Francisco 49ers expect to be players in the backup quarterback market and has their eyes on former Super Bowl Champion Joe Flacco.

The family coaching backgrounds of new Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan are strongly intertwined.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs keep finding themselves on one side of a Super Bowl rematch. A year after beating the San Francisco 49ers for the second time in five seasons