SANTA CLARA, Calif. — An enormous pay elevate for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy must wait till subsequent offseason, however he did earn a big examine Monday when the NFL introduced its annual performance-based pay distribution.
This yr, the NFL compensated gamers an extra $393.8 million in performance-based pay for the 2023 season. This system compensates gamers primarily based on their enjoying time and wage ranges with the intent to present extra cash to gamers who carried out past their contracts.
For Purdy, that resulted in an extra paycheck of $739,795, which comes out to 75.1% of the $985,000 base wage he made in 2023. The extra examine ranks because the twenty fourth largest payout this yr.
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That comes on the heels of a season through which Purdy set a franchise document for passing yards (4,280) and have become the primary Niners quarterback since Jeff Garcia in 2001 to throw 30-plus landing passes in a season (31) on his method to his first Professional Bowl nod.
In his second NFL season, Purdy completed fourth in Most Precious Participant voting. As a result of he is not but eligible for a profitable contract extension, the performance-based pay incentive was the one manner for him to earn additional compensation for his efficiency.
That would change subsequent yr. The Niners are already making ready to pay Purdy as their franchise quarterback, workforce proprietor Jed York mentioned eventually week’s league conferences.
“I believe it is a good drawback when your quarterback is one in every of your highest-paid guys in your workforce and within the league,” York mentioned. “It is not like Brock goes to ask for one thing that nobody has ever requested for earlier than. … The quarterback is crucial place, not simply in soccer however in all sports activities. And people guys must be paid some huge cash.”
Purdy is the one quarterback among the many prime 25 gamers on the performance-based pay distribution listing, which is basically dominated by offensive linemen, as they maintain seven of the highest 9 spots.
Former Baltimore Ravens guard John Simpson tops the listing with a payout of $974,613 that just about doubled his wage after enjoying final season on a one-year minimal contract of $1.01 million. Simpson signed a two-year cope with the New York Jets in March through which he might earn as much as $18 million.
Philadelphia Eagles security Reed Blankenship ($923,059), Buffalo Payments sort out Spencer Brown ($912,723), Cincinnati Bengals guard Cordell Volson ($905,972) and Miami Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou ($878,167) spherical out the highest 5.
