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How Purdy’s leadership evolution continues entering third NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA – There’s a noticeable difference at the 49ers training camp this season, and it has nothing to do with the contract dispute absences of Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams.
From across the practice fields where players are being shuffled in and out of drills while music blares from nearby speakers, the voice of Brock Purdy can be heard fairly clearly.
Entering his third NFL season, Purdy is much more secure in his status and even more confident in his abilities. That has translated into the young quarterback trying to become more of a vocal leader on and off the field, something that the 24-year-old considers part of his natural development and is fully embracing.
“I’m able to talk to guys because I have a real relationship with them,” Purdy said following Friday’s practice. “It’s not just all business. We get out there and we want to play ball and win. But I care for these guys, they care for me. With that I’m able to sort of speak up a little bit more.
“I wasn’t always saying a whole lot but over the years now the relationships that we’ve all been able to build, like man, we’re humans, we’re boys. Same as anybody else where we build relationships and we trust each other and then we go out on the filed and try to win. That’s the evolution going into year three.”
Purdy’s development into a team leader is just the latest step that he’s taken toward becoming an elite quarterback, a level he’s been growing toward since he first entered the league as the final player selected in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Being the last player picked in the draft earned Purdy the label of Mr. Irrelevant but he’s been anything but that for the 49ers.
During his first two seasons with San Francisco, Purdy twice led the 49ers to the NFC Championship game and guided them to the Super Bowl LVIII in 2023 when he was named to the Pro Bowl for…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-08-16 23:25:50
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