San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy affirmed he’s “talked” with Brandon Aiyuk in the midst of the star wide beneficiary’s unsure future.
“I just let him know I’ll constantly have him covered and support him in anything he does,” Purdy told Cam Inman of the Mercury News during a young football camp on Sunday at Levi’s Arena. “It’s a business thing, so for me to express anything about that, that is out of my compensation grade.”
Aiyuk has been looking for another agreement all offseason as opposed to playing on his fifth-year choice of $14.12 million this year. For Purdy and company, Aiyuk hugely affected the offense with 75 gets for 1,342 yards and seven scores.
“He and I talk through things and I listen to him. By the day’s end, how he’s helped me, offering me a chance to come in and toss him the ball, I’ll constantly be grateful for that,” Purdy added.
Aiyuk’s representative, Ryan Williams, rejected that his client mentioned an exchange on Sunday. Be that as it may, the 49ers could be considering an exchange with Aiyuk as Ace Football Talk’s Mike Florio brings up.
“Half a month prior, such calls were met [we’re told] with a reaction that Aiyuk isn’t accessible,” Florio composed. “As of now, with the draft 10 days prior the circumstance still unsettled, why not settle on the decision once more?”
For the present, Purdy will re-center around preparing for the 2024 season regardless of Aiyuk. Players detailed for the 49ers intentional offseason exercises on Monday.
Brock Purdy: ‘Actually Stinging’
Getting back on the field doesn’t put February’s Super Bowl misfortune 100 percent in the rearview reflect however Purdy said he’s “energized” about the 2024 season.
“Clearly it’s actually stinging about how we finished the year. We were in that general area,” Purdy said.
Purdy likewise said he’s explored the film from the Super Bowl “multiple times” since the 25-22 misfortune to the Kansas City Bosses. He tossed for 255 yards and a score in the misfortune.
“It still smells, since there were works out there that might have been made. I feel there two or three plays, where I’m like, ‘Man, that might have been the distinction.’ Yet that is in all cases. It’s four fourth of each and every play matters,” Purdy said.
“However, watching it gives me some expectation, since we have a great deal of folks returning. It’s like, okay, we were there, at the time, so we can gain from it and run with that one year from now,” Purdy said.
