Brock Purdy has undeniably answered the 49er’s call for a franchise quarterback. While the humble, mild-mannered Iowa State product might not yet be praised in the same sequence as Joe Montana and Steve Young,

Lynch also said the team had discussed an extension with tight end George Kittle, per Wagoner. Kittle is entering the final season of his contract with a $22M cap hit. The 49ers have plenty of cap space, so extending Kittle to free up money isn’t an immediate priority, but the team would like to keep him past 2025.

Purdy’s contract extension is one of the main items on the offseason to-do list for San Francisco. He is nearing the end of one of the NFL’s biggest bargains for the 49ers, with one year left on the rookie deal he signed as the last pick of the 2022 draft.