SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy’s offseason arrived Monday, making him eligible for a much-anticipated contract extension and overdue raise.

“I’m not really sure what it will look like or entail,” Purdy said, “but I know that I’m the guy for this organization and I can do what it takes to help lead us where we want to go.”

As soon as possible, he wants the 49ers to hammer out a deal, and while it likely will be the richest in team history, he’s anxious to reunite with teammates for spring workouts and to quickly rebound from this season’s 6-11, last-place downturn.

“More than anything for me, I want to be able to handle business the right way and do it in a respectful manner, and get back to my team as fast as I can to get going to get better, to grow together,” said Purdy, noting his Dec. 30 elbow injury feels better and that he’ll use this non-playoff time to rest his arm a few weeks.

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy (13) speaks with reporters in the locker room at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 

The 49ers haven’t been prompt in their recent extensions for homegrown stars, such as wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk last year, Nick Bosa in 2023, and Deebo Samuel in 2022. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, however, signed a then-record contract in February 2018.

“I’m not the kind of guy that wants to have any kind of drama associated with anything,” Purdy said. “I’m here for this organization and for my teammates in this locker room. I want to be very professional about it. We play professional football for a living. I want to keep the main thing the main thing, and not get distracted by all the chaos that can go on within it.”

Speaking of chaos, Purdy said his surgically repaired throwing elbow has “calmed down and feels a lot better” after a Dec. 30 sack by the Detroit Lions in the 49ers’ penultimate game. Initial symptoms — nerve pain, an inability to throw — sparked flashbacks to his ulnar collateral ligament tear in the 2022 season’s NFC Championship Game. He avoided another long-term issue this time, but Purdy still sat out Sunday’s season-ending 47-24 loss at Arizona; a throwing shoulder issue kept him out of the Nov. 24 loss at Green Bay.

Not surprisingly, Purdy plans to rest his arm during the 49ers’ first January out of the playoffs since 2021, back when he was preparing for his senior season at Iowa State and an eventual entry to the 2022 NFL Draft, where he famously became the 262nd and final pick.

His 2023 offseason revolved around his elbow repair, and last January included his first run to a Super Bowl, leaving him only a couple of weeks to rest before the 49ers’ offseason program began.

Said Purdy: “This is like the first, ‘You don’t make the playoffs so what do you do for your arm’s sake?’ For me, I’m going to take January, then re-evaluate myself, then maybe pick up a ball and start throwing a little bit in February.”

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy (13) speaks with reporters in the locker room at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 

Purdy has gone just 13-13 in his past 26 regular-season starts for an injury-ravaged 49ers franchise that’s also physically and emotionally exhausted from past playoff runs. He’s well aware of skeptics’ chatter over whether he deserves to leap into the NFL’s stratosphere of quarterback annual salaries reaching from $50 million to $60 million.

“But take a step back and realize what’s been done the last couple of years, if we’re talking about me and my story, being drafted last and coming in and helping the team win and reach some pretty big heights,” said Purdy, who quickly added how thankful he is for his “great supporting cast.”

Running back Christian McCaffrey, mostly a bystander with his own injuries this season, marveled at how Purdy handled a down season.

“He’s doing a really good job for his first time going through losses like this in maintaining composure, maintaining work ethic, and continuing just to be himself,” McCaffrey said. “That’s a good sign for a young player, because it’s not always like that.”

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrates his touchdown against the Detroit Lions in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 

It’s not every season a player must block out the fact he’s about to make the biggest contract leap in NFL history.

“I think the first thing he’ll do is buy a bunch of chains and houses,” linebacker Fred Warner quipped. “No, I think he’s for sure built the exact right way. I couldn’t think of anybody right now that you’d want to give that amount of money to than him because he is built the exact right way.”

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Purdy has one year remaining on his rookie contract, and although he was slated to make $1.1 million in base salary, his Pro Bowl selection last season bumps that to $5.2 million, according to CBS Sports salary cap expert Joel Corry.

“Obviously I want to help the team across the board with all the other guys who need to get their deals done,” Purdy said.

That doesn’t necessarily mean he wants his agent, Kyle Strongin, to accept a hometown discount.

“More than anything, I want to be here for my guys in the locker room,” Purdy added. “I want to be in San Francisco and play my football career here. I love it here and I want to do whatever it takes to be here.”