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Report: The 49ers are Giving Brock Purdy a Full No-Trade Clause

The 49ers better know what they're doing.
Grant Cohn|
October 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrates with running back Jordan Mason (24) after a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
October 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrates with running back Jordan Mason (24) after a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

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This seems like a bit much.

Not only did the 49ers give Brock Purdy a contract extension that makes him the seventh-highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in terms of annual average value, they also gave him a full no-trade clause according to The NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

Before we get into whether this no-trade clause is good or not so good for the 49ers, let's take a brief moment to acknowledge that Purdy got pretty much everything he wanted and he got it by mid-May. That's incredible. Give his agent a round of applause. He won the negotiation.

I'm guessing the 49ers' initial offer was close to $40 million per season, maybe a little less than that. And I'm guessing Purdy initially asked for $55 million per season, which is what Trevor Lawrence and Jordan Love get paid. So he probably compromised a tiny bit while the 49ers caved big time.

And for what? A good not great quarterback? Purdy is a great fit in Kyle Shanahan's system and he was a great value when he was on his rookie deal, but he's not elite. He's not the straw that stirs the drink. He's not Batman on the 49ers offense -- he's Robin at best. Christian McCaffrey is Batman.

And now, Purdy is one of the most overpaid players in the NFL. No other team would have given him the contract and no-trade clause the 49ers just gave him.

The 49ers better know what they're doing.

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Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club. In 2020, Cohn joined FanNation and began writing All49ers. In addition, he created a YouTube channel which has become the go-to place on YouTube to consume 49ers content. Cohn's channel typically generates roughly 3.5 million viewers per month, while the 49ers' official YouTube channel generates roughly 1.5 million viewers per month. Cohn live streams almost every day and posts videos hourly during the football season. Cohn is committed to asking the questions that 49ers fans want answered, and providing the most honest and interactive coverage in the country. His loyalty is to the reader and the viewer, not the team or any player or coach. Cohn is a new-age multimedia journalist with an old-school mentality, because his father is Lowell Cohn, the legendary sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1979 to 1993. The two have a live podcast every Tuesday. Grant Cohn grew up in Oakland and studied English Literature at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. He currently lives in Oakland with his wife.

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