Phil Murphy analyzes the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions' contrasting fortunes in the 2024 season as they meet again after their memorable NFC Championship clash.
Phil Murphy checks in on the 49ers and the Lions , who face off in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game, and where their fortunes have gone in 2024. Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years at ESPN.
Purdy will become eligible for a contract extension Jan. 6. As of now, he is slated to make $1.1 million in base salary in 2025, the final year of his rookie contract. "The Niners are going to figure something out to be as team-friendly as you possibly can but still reward him for the things that he has done and the things that he's going to continue to do for this organization."Multiple league sources say both sides are aiming to work out a lucrative long-term deal this offseason. As matters involving many millions of dollars often are, Purdy's situation is complicated.
There are alternatives. The Niners could let Purdy play out the season and use the franchise tag if they struggle to re-sign him after 2025. They could follow theand sign him to a short-term deal with a sizable raise to see one more year of production before forking over the top-of-the-market contract.
in the top five. That group accounts for about 31.4% of the team's 2024 cap and is slated to count about 46.5% of the estimated 2025 cap before restructures, releases and/or extensions. Greenlaw and Hufanga are priorities, though their markets are difficult to define. The 49ers value them but both have lengthy injury histories.
Purdy has been pressured on 34.1% of his dropbacks this season, 10th highest in the NFL, and well beyond the 31.5% pressure rate he saw in 2023. Williams should return at left tackle and the 49ers have something in right guardis 46th in run block win rate and Brendel is last among qualified centers in RBWR . Banks is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent while McKivitz is entering the final year of his deal and Brendel has two remaining.
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