York, 49ers bracing for inevitable Purdy contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite finishing fourth in the NFL MVP voting, quarterback Brock Purdy enters his third season as the 49th highest-paid player on the 49ers.
He is locked into a salary of $1.1 million for the 2024 season. Next year, the first time his contract is allowed to be renegotiated, he can be expected to see a huge pay increase.
“I think it’s a good problem when your quarterback is one of your highest-paid guys on your team and in the league,” 49ers CEO Jed York said Tuesday when NBC Sports Bay Area asked about Purdy’s future contract at the NFL Annual Meeting. “So there’s a lot of planning that goes into it.”
The 49ers began preparing for Purdy’s inevitable pay increase this offseason with their ultimatums to defensive tackle Arik Armstead and fullback Kyle Juszczyk to accept pay cuts.
Armstead declined and was released. Juszczyk agreed, and the 49ers saved $4 million on the salary cap.
The team could approach other high-priced players a year from now with similar requests in order to create space on the cap to account for Purdy’s expected big contract.
York said he trusts chief negotiator Paraag Marathe, general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan to formulate the plan on roster and cap management decisions to prepare for the time when Purdy’s pay goes from the league minimum to becoming among the top-paid players in the NFL.
“It’s what the market is,” York said. “Brock is going to ask for something that no one has ever asked for before. I don’t know how many players are making over $40 million (per year) as a quarterback right now.”
Twelve quarterbacks are playing under contracts that pay them annual averages of $40 million or more per season. Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow is the highest-paid player in the league at $55 million annually.
Five years ago, the 49ers signed Jimmy Garoppolo to a contract extension that averaged $27.5…
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Publish date : 2024-03-27 14:49:01
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