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49ers Urged to Pursue New Proven Weapon for Brock Purdy
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entering the 2025 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers are hoping to make a push back to the top of the NFC. Just two years ago, the 49ers were playing in the Super Bowl. Last season, they finished the year with a 6-11 record and missed the playoffs. Brock Purdy suffered through a down year in 2024, but so did almost every other player on the roster. Brandon Aiyuk and Christian McCaffrey both dealt with injuries and missed a lot of the year. Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after throwing a pass for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on October 10, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after throwing a pass for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on October 10, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Photo byLooking ahead to the 2025 season, getting the offense back on track will be a major key for San Francisco. Deebo Samuel is no longer on the team after being traded during the offseason to the Washington Commanders. The 49ers are going to be relying heavily on Aiyuk and McCaffrey getting back to full health. Read more: 49ers' Christian McCaffrey Receives Major Injury Update Outside of Aiyuk, the wide receiver room is a major question mark. San Francisco has Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, and Demarcus Robinson as their top wide receivers after Aiyuk. With the questions swirling about the wide receiver position, could the 49ers consider pursuing a player before the start of the year? One name has come up as a possible option. Tyler Dragon of USA Today has suggested that Keenan Allen could be the right play for the team to make to support their franchise quarterback. "The 49ers traded Deebo Samuel and Ricky Pearsall has a hamstring injury," Dragon wrote. "Allen would give Brock Purdy a nice security blanket in the slot." Last season with the Chicago Bears, Allen put together a solid all-around year. He caught 70 passes for 744 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games. Read more: 49ers' Kyle Shanahan Makes Major Brock Purdy Statement After Huge Contract He may not be the superstar that he was during his prime with the Los Angeles Chargers, but he is still more than capable of making an impact. With San Francisco, he would be asked to handle a big role out of the slot and be a go-to type of target for Purdy. That is exactly the kind of player that the 49ers don't currently have on the roster. While there is a chance that the team might be comfortable taking a risk on their current wide receiver depth, Allen would make sense as a target. It will be interesting to see what San Francisco chooses to do ahead of the 2025 campaign. For more San Francisco 49ers and NFL news, head over to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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San Francisco 49ers rookie Mykel Williams is thankful for the team re-signing Brock Purdy.
San Francisco 49ers rookie Mykel Williams is thankful for the team re-signing Brock Purdy. originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The San Francisco 49ers signed star field general Brock Purdy to an extension worth $265 million over the course of the next five years. Advertisement And the organization could be not be more relieved. Among the people glad that Purdy got a new deal with the team is Niners first-round pick Mykel Williams, who recently spoke with Kay Adams on Up & Adams. "Thank God," Williams said jokingly. "We needed Brock. Brock's the guy. I believe in Brock Purdy. He's done it. He went to a Super Bowl. He's shown that he can take the team to that realm, so why not pay him? Why not believe in him?" The rookie might be in his first season in the NFL, but he sounds like he is speaking with a lot of wisdom. The 49ers might have been 6-11 this past season, but Purdy still put up some solid numbers. Advertisement He finished 2024 with 3,864 passing yards and 20 touchdowns on just under 66 percent completion. A lot of the Niners struggles were cause by injuries to their stars, so not all of the blame can be placed on Purdy. Achilles tendinitis kept superstar running back Christian McCaffrey out for four games, and a severe know injury sidelined wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk for the last 10 games of the season. The 25-year-old quarterback will go into 2025 looking to get the team back on the right track, as well as prove to everyone else why he was worthy of an expensive contract extension. Related: 49ers Safety Out After Ankle Surgery Related: 49ers Rookie Hoping to Seize Opportunity This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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3 days ago
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'The Leader He's Always Been!' San Francisco 49ers Don't Expect Anything Different from Brock Purdy
'The Leader He's Always Been!' San Francisco 49ers Don't Expect Anything Different from Brock Purdy originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The story of Brock Purdy is an incredible one. After being the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, known affectionately as "Mr. Irrelevant," Purdy led his team to the NFC championship game in his rookie season and a Super Bowl appearance in his second year. Advertisement In the three seasons since entering the league, he's posted 9,518 yards and 64 touchdowns to 27 interceptions while completing 67.5 percent of his passes. He was set to enter 2025 on the final year of his rookie deal before signing a five-year contract extension for $265 million and a $40 million signing bonus. That's a far cry from the four-year, $3.7 million deal he signed as a rookie. Purdy is set as the team's quarterback of the future, and he's expected to lead. But not just because of the new contract, as head coach Kyle Shanahan noted. 'I want him to be the leader he's always been,' Shanahan said, via a transcript from the team. 'There's no worse thing to do than ask people to do something extra just because they're a contract. You know, that's when you start making stuff up. Brock's earned his contract and he's going to earn what he gets going forward.' Advertisement Shanahan spoke during a Thursday press conference and confirmed Purdy's placement as the center of the franchise and the offense. The former Iowa State Cyclone won't be a new leader on the team, he just has to be the same vocal leader in the locker room and on the field that he's been since being thrust into the starting role in 2022. Related: 49ers 11-Time Pro Bowl Star Misses Voluntary OTAs Related: BREAKING: 49ers Trade For Elite Pass-Rusher This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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3 days ago
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San Francisco 49ers Receiver Jauan Jennings Listed As Candidate for Contract Extension
The San Francisco 49ers' 2024 stumble preceded an offseason of turnover. The cap constraints of the Super Bowl window have forced the 49ers' hand. They've lost 17 free agents to new homes and traded receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders. Despite those departures, San Francisco also made its fair share of long-term commitments. Tight end George Kittle and quarterback Brock Purdy recently received significant extensions, the latter being one of the most important moves of the Kyle Shanahan era. On Monday, linebacker Fred Warner became the highest-paid linebacker in the sport. Advertisement Clearly, the team's turnover has not precluded it from keeping core pieces around. As such, one key 49ers contributor is emerging as another extension candidate. Niners Nation recently listed receiver Jauan Jennings as a potential long-term option for San Francisco, and after his breakout 2024 campaign, it's hard not to buy his stock. 'The obvious candidate remaining is slot wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who signed a two-year, $15.4 million extension last offseason,' Rohan Chakravarthi wrote. 'Entering the final year of his deal once again, Jennings could look for a bump in pay ahead of the 2025 season after blowing his career numbers through the roof in 2024.' It goes without saying that in Brandon Aiyuk's absence, Jennings filled his shoes. He logged 77 catches for 975 yards and six scores. He ascended from an unheralded cog in San Francisco's offensive machine to one of the most important players on the roster, pairing his elite blocking with pass-catching nuance. Advertisement Jennings wasn't merely the best receiver on a beaten-down 49ers team. According to nfelo, Jennings generated the 17th-most expected points added among receivers with the 26th-highest target share and 28th-best catch rate over expected. 'Now entering a contract year once again, the 49ers could look to re-ink Jennings on a multi-year deal entering his age-28 season,' Chakravarthi continued. 'The slot wideout is a great fit in San Francisco's offense and would provide the 49ers with a long-term trio of Jennings, Aiyuk, and 2024 first-round pick Ricky Pearsall.' According to Over the Cap, Jennings is the 42nd-highest paid receiver in the sport, by average annual value. With one year of substantial production, he likely wouldn't be overly expensive. San Francisco could realistically help Jennings crack the top 30 at the position without making a real dent in next season's (limited) cap space. Given his importance to the offense and the stability of his role, that's a safe bet to make. Related: 49ers Winners of Brock Purdy Extension Related: Schefter Puts 2 Weird Spins On 49ers' Brock Purdy Signing
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San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy Happy For New Contract
San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy Happy For New Contract originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The San Francisco 49ers' contract drama with quarterback Brock Purdy is over before it really began. Purdy was entering 2025 in the final year of his economic rookie deal. The Iowa State product signed a five-year, $256 million deal to stay in San Francisco. Advertisement There will be no contract distractions for the 25-year-old Purdy and the 49ers as they attempt to recover from a 6-11 campaign and last-place finish in the NFC West division. Purdy said it was a relief to get the thing done before the season starts. 'I have so much respect for everybody in this organization from the top down,' Purdy said, via David Bonilla of 'I think they know who I am and what I'm about. And I don't know if there was a narrative of Brock's going to take a pay cut because he's a nice guy or this or that, but for me, it's I play in the NFL. There's 32 starting quarterbacks, and those guys, it's not the easiest job in the world. 'And for me, with what I've done and everything, I could hang my hat on the fact that I've had success in this league, and I'm capable of leading an organization all the way to the end—the Super Bowl. I proved that.' Advertisement Before last season was complete, Purdy commented that he didn't want the negotiations to stretch out and he wanted to get the deal done sooner rather than later. 'Obviously, I was hopeful to get something done early,' Purdy said. 'It would have been nice to have it done going into the offseason program as a whole, but obviously, there's a process to it, and both sides have their views, and that's the whole point of negotiating. But, at the end of the day, I didn't want to lose sight of the main goal here, knowing that I'm going to be the quarterback of this team this year.' Related: Key 49ers Contributor Emerging As Big-Money Contract Extension Candidate Related: 49ers Expensive Offseason Raises Jauan Jennings Contract Questions This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
