Brock Purdy will be eligible for a contract extension next year, and if he continues to play like he has the first two seasons of his career, the 49ers surely will make one of the highest-paid players in the NFL.
But how much exactly will they offer him?
The highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL currently earn $55 million per season -- the Jaguars just gave Trevor Lawrence an extension worth that amount. And when Purdy is eligible for his extension next year, the going rate for a top quarterback could be $65 million. Jordan Love and Dak Prescott both are eligible for extensions and probably will get theirs before Purdy gets his.Maybe if he wins the MVP and the Super Bowl and the Super Bowl MVP.
Aiyuk thinks he's worth $30 million per season because that's what the top wide receivers earn these days. But the 49ers reportedly have offered him $26 million per season, which still is a lot, but it's also a slap in his face. And if he doesn't take it, they'll franchise tag him next year and he'll earn even less.
Purdy probably thinks he's worth as much as Trevor Lawrence. But the 49ers don't have to offer him that much. Instead, they could offer him $45 million per season -- the same amount the Falcons pay Kirk Cousins. Good money, but not top-tier quarterback money. And if Purdy doesn't accept it, they can franchise tag him and pay him even less. Or they can trade for Kirk Cousins.GRANT COHN
Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club. In 2020, Cohn joined FanNation and began writing All49ers.
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