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How Much Money Will the 49ers Offer Brock Purdy Next Offseason?

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.

Grant Cohn

Oct 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) prepares to pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) prepares to pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports / Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
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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.

So will the 49ers offer Purdy more than $60 million per season next year?

Maybe if he wins the MVP and the Super Bowl and the Super Bowl MVP. Otherwise, I think the 49ers will lowball him the way they're currently lowballling Brandon Aiyuk.

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.

I'd be shocked if the 49ers offer Purdy more than $45 million per season.

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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. In addition, he created a YouTube channel which has become the go-to place on YouTube to consume 49ers content. Cohn's channel typically generates roughly 3.5 million viewers per month, while the 49ers' official YouTube channel generates roughly 1.5 million viewers per month. Cohn live streams almost every day and posts videos hourly during the football season. Cohn is committed to asking the questions that 49ers fans want answered, and providing the most honest and interactive coverage in the country. His loyalty is to the reader and the viewer, not the team or any player or coach. Cohn is a new-age multimedia journalist with an old-school mentality, because his father is Lowell Cohn, the legendary sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1979 to 1993. The two have a live podcast every Tuesday. Grant Cohn grew up in Oakland and studied English Literature at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. He currently lives in Oakland with his wife.

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