The 49ers and Brock Purdy are locked in a high-stakes game of contract chicken—think Top Gun meets Moneyball—with neither side blinking. Meanwhile, the NFL just dropped a grenade on San Francisco’s practice squad.
Star reporter Matt Maiocco revealed Wednesday, “The offer the 49ers have made isn’t one that Brock Purdy’s side is inclined to take at this point, nor will they.” Purdy’s camp eyes deals like Justin Herbert’s $52.5M/year pact, but the Niners aim lower. CEO Jed York played it cool, telling The Athletic: “When he’s ready, we’ll sit down and finish it. It shouldn’t be that hard to do.” Yet Maiocco doubled down: “It doesn’t sound like anything’s close.” Now, cue the plot twist.
When I was on KNBR this morning, I was asked about Brock Purdy’s contract negotiations. Bottom line: Purdy’s side has not accepted what the 49ers want, and the 49ers have not accepted what the other side wants. That’s how negotiations work. In other words, nothing has changed.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) April 17, 2025
The NFL suspended O-lineman Isaac Alarcón six games for PEDs Wednesday. The Mexico native—part of the International Pathway Program—has never played a regular-season snap. Coach Kyle Shanahan had praised his preseason grit last August: “He got a huge opportunity, got a lot of playing time, some good, some bad. But the main thing was he got it on tape and got out there. And I thought he got more settled down as the game went.”
With Purdy’s deal stalled and Alarcón’s suspension muddying depth charts, the 49ers’ offseason feels like a halftime show gone sideways. Can they nail the QB contract and fix the roster?
This story is unfolding—stay locked in for the latest.
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