Quarterback Brock Purdy on Friday agreed to a contract extension that made him one of the NFL’s 10 highest paid QBs. He also received a massive raise over his paltry (by NFL QB standards) rookie contract.
It’s easy to look at the sums and notice the substantial difference in the two deals. Purdy’s four-year rookie contract as the final pick in the 2022 NFL draft was worth a total of $3,737,012. His new extension is worth up to $265 million.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner broke it down even further to highlight just how substantial that raise is.
Via ESPN:
He earned $2.6 million total over his first three NFL seasons, making him the NFL’s 76th-highest-paid quarterback over that span, according to Roster Management System. His new contract has an average salary of $53 million, meaning he will get paid more per week under his new deal ($2.9 million) than he did over the first three years of his career combined.
Purdy earned just $705,000 as a rookie. That number jumped to $870,000 in Year 2 when he took the 49ers to the Super Bowl. Last season he earned $985,000 according to Over the Cap.
Going from the final pick in the draft to the starting quarterback for the 49ers was always going to be an incredible story for Purdy. Now that he’s gotten an extension that will earn him more per week than he made in his first three seasons, he has the compensation to match his unlikely ascension.
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This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Incredible detail from ESPN shows massive uptick in salary for Brock Purdy on new contract
Reporting by Kyle Madson, Niners Wire / Niners Wire
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