A look at the quarterback's strengths and shortcoming as the 49ers begin negotiating a new, multiyear contract.

There's no guarantee Brock Purdy will step foot on the practice field when the 49ers start OTAs in April. Purdy wants a contract extension and said he wants to finalize it before OTAs.

Future Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Drew Brees believes NFL teams can learn from how the Purdy situation shook out in San Francisco.

General manager John Lynch expressed a desire to get both of those contracts done sooner than later, but the 49ers played hardball and ultimately saw them take all of the preseason. He expressed a similar desire with Purdy’s deal in his end-of-season press conference.

Brock Purdy will enter his fourth season this year and we're starting to learn exactly who he is. In the first half of games, he's great. He has thrown 35 touchdown passes and just 8 interceptions and his career passer rating before halftime is 106.

Entering his fourth NFL season, Purdy is due for a contract extension, which Sports Illustrated’s Grant Cohn claims the 49ers will structure by using Green Bay Packers star quarterback Jordan Love’s deal as an example. “Brock Purdy's contract extension probably won't be nearly as expensive as it seems,” Cohn said.

Spotrac's Michael Ginnitti delivered a unique, albeit controversial, prediction for Brock Purdy's contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers’ brass have a similar mindset regarding one of the biggest offseason questions around the organization.

Former NFL stars Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson discussed Brock Purdy's impending contract negotiations with the San Francisco 49ers

Purdy ranks fourth in the NFL in QBR (69.3), sixth in passing yards (9,075), first in yards per attempt (8.9), and seventh in passing touchdowns (61). However, the 49ers could choose to let Purdy play out the season and franchise tag him.