Brock Purdy has undeniably answered the 49er’s call for a franchise quarterback. While the humble, mild-mannered Iowa State product might not yet be praised in the same sequence as Joe Montana and Steve Young,

Lynch also said that the team has discussed an extension with tight end George Kittle, per Wagoner. Kittle is entering the final season of his contract with a $22MM cap hit. The 49ers have plenty of cap space, so extending Kittle to free up money isn’t an immediate priority, but the team would like to keep him past 2025 — his age-32 season.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said the team has begun negotiations with quarterback Brock Purdy about a long-term contract and believes both sides want to get a deal done. Purdy’s contract extension is one of the main items on the offseason to-do list for San Francisco.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport says "it will be an expensive offseason for the 49ers," and breaks down the latest free agency news in San Francisco.

Brock Purdy is about to play the fourth and final season of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers. As a seventh-round pick, he has made an average of roughly $850,000 per year over the past three seasons.

Peter Schrager reported on Monday that Brock Purdy's upcoming contract extension with the 49ers may not reset the market.

With the new league year kicking off March 12, NFL teams are already deep into planning for the offseason. Here are five moves the San Francisco 49ers should make in the coming months.

At this point, it's not a matter of "if" the San Francisco 49ers pay Brock Purdy, but one of "when" and "how much".49ers general manager John Lynched confirmed last week that talks have begun between the two sides,