49ers insider urges team to trade Brock Purdy to Titans and draft a QB
Brock Purdy is entering a contract year with the San Francisco 49ers, and the two sides have been said to be nowhere close to getting his extension finalized. So Grant Cohn has a bold plan.
On Saturday, the team's Sports Illustrated insider took to social media to propose trading the one-time Pro Bowler and former Mr. Irrelevant quarterback to the Tennessee Titans for a second-round pick, which they would then use to grab a quarterback in the upcoming draft.
This comes amid a claim by NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco that the 49ers had reached out with a contract offer for Purdy. Speaking to KNBR on Thursday, he said:
"It's kind of sitting out there... and I don't know how much involved Brock is. I'm sure the agent is shielding him from a lot of this stuff. But the offer the 49ers have made isn't one that Brock Purdy's side is inclined to take at this point, nor will they."
Colin Cowherd sees Brock Purdy-Dak Prescott parallels as negotiations with 49ers seemingly stall
The eventual annual value of Brock Purdy's extension, should he get one, has been widely speculated by a few insiders and analysts. Jason La Canfora said $45 million, while Mike Garafolo said $60 million.
However, Colin Cowherd has been adamant that it should not exceed $58 million. And on Friday's episode of his FS1 show, The Herd, he provided a cautionary example for it.
Cowherd compared Purdy to Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who was given $60 million at the start of 2024, only to tear his hamstring in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons and miss the rest of the season. That led to Dallas going 7-10 and missing the playoffs after three straight years of going 12-5 and winning a division title:
“They both come in as lower-round draft picks. Cheap labor. They get starts because of injuries to other quarterbacks. Teammates like (them), good guys. They have very strong run games, good O-lines. They win a lot; but boy when they lose a key offensive performer, they don't elevate average people.
“It’s one thing to learn from your mistakes; it’s much better to learn from other people’s mistakes.”
Purdy is set to earn $5.3 million in base pay this upcoming season on his current contract.