Brock Purdy's contract extension is the San Francisco 49ers' new top offseason priority now that their defensive and special teams coordinator searches are over. While it would behoove San Francisco to ensure they're getting Purdy's deal done as soon as possible,

As Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers have both indicated they want to get a contract extension done quickly this offseason, the eventual deal that

Jerry Jones eventually signed Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to the fattest contract in NFL history at $60 million per year. And now it's Brock Purdy's turn with the Niners.

San Francisco wants him back—for the right price. He wants to stay—for the right price. The difference in ‘right price’ is where the deal gets complicated.

The 25-year-old is finally due an improvement on his San Francisco 49ers salary but his teammates may prevent him from earning top dollar.

What San Francisco can’t afford to do is ignore the position given what happened at the end of the 2024 season when Purdy took a helmet to the elbow in Week 17 and had to miss the season finale. After nearly two full seasons of healthy QB play it became easy to forget the injury-driven tumult that under center that preceded Purdy.

ESPN’s Ben Solak isn’t so sure that extension gets done. In a piece about the upcoming offseason, Solak offered a prediction where San Francisco opted to make Purdy play out the final year of his contract.