Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Sunday, May 4th, 2025
George Kittle’s deal has strong clues as to the structure of Brock Purdy’s new contract
“If the 49ers are able to get those three factors in Purdy’s new deal, here’s how the contract may look.
First, he would have two fully-guaranteed years — 2025 and 2026 — at (not-so-wild guess) perhaps $90 million in full guarantees at signing and cash flow. (Not bad at all for the Mr. Irrelevant/Dr. Kevorkian of the 2022 draft, who has been paid by the 49ers a paltry $2.637 million through three total years of his rookie deal.)
Second, Purdy would have a small full guarantee in the third year at (not-so-wild guess) perhaps $10 million.
Third, he’d be able to unlock an even greater full guarantee for the third year based on not-unrealistic performance triggers at (not-so-wild guess) perhaps another $20 million. (There’s a chance the potential extra full guarantee in year three will be guaranteed for injury at signing. Kittle doesn’t have that.)
Then, the final year or two of the four- or five-year extension would have non-guaranteed salaries that would drive the new-money APY beyond $50 million and possibly into the top five of $55 million or more.
Let’s go with $55.1 million, which would put Purdy beyond everyone but Dak Prescott and Josh Allen in new-money APY. Let’s also assume a five-year extension. That’s $275.5 million. Throw in Purdy’s current 2025 salary of $5.346 million, and it becomes a six-year, $280.846 million contract.”
Mykel Williams is Excited to Play 9-Technique in the 49ers Defense
“Williams’ experience playing 4i-technique will give the defensive the flexibility to use other fronts, not just the Wide 9. But he mostly will play 9-technique, and this alignment should unlock his pass-rush productivity. He might never lead the league in sacks, but he should be able to record 9 or 10 per season as a complementary edge-rusher opposite Nick Bosa while playing elite run defense.”
“Guerendo should still be viewed as a favorite to earn one of those spots,” Xie continued. “Still, it’s interesting that the 49ers added a pair of rookies known for their decisive running styles. For all his physical gifts, Guerendo’s tendency to dance was frustrating at times, as he was an extremely boom-or-bust option in a small sample of carries. His athleticism should carry the day if he’s improved his decisiveness this offseason, but the 49ers have some other options if Shanahan doesn’t trust Guerendo with the RB2 role.”
One person who remains firmly in Guerendo’s corner is star running back Christian McCaffrey. The teammate praised Guerendo’s growth and mindset during an interview in April when asked about the young running back’s rookie campaign.
“I thought it was great,” McCaffrey said. “I thought, to watch how he grew throughout the season—a lot of times, as a back, just getting the reps is so valuable. But to see him in the meeting room and how he approaches the game, how hard he works, and how good he wants to be, he’s definitely somebody that pushes the pace in the room, and I’m excited for him this year.”