



NEW ORLEANS >> 49ers owner Jed York said the team remains committed to keeping quarterback Brock Purdy as the two sides enter an offseason with the intention of signing a long-term contract.
York said he recently saw Purdy’s agent, Kyle Strongin, and remains hopeful a deal can be reached.
“I know we want Brock to be here for a long time and we’ll do everything we can to make that work,” York said Monday.
York spoke briefly after a ceremony passing on the responsibility of hosting a Super Bowl from New Orleans to the Bay Area. The game is returning to the Niners’ home at Levi’s Stadium for the second time after the team previously hosted the Super Bowl in February 2016.
After three seasons with long playoff runs, including an overtime loss in last year’s Super Bowl to Kansas City, the 49ers had a disappointing season in 2024 with a slew of injuries and poor play leading to a 6-11 record.
But with a core in place featuring Purdy and stars like Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Trent Williams, Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, the Niners believe they have the talent to compete for the chance to play the Super Bowl at home next season.
York is confident that coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will do what it takes to turn the team around.
“There’s so much work before you get to that point,” York said. “Obviously, it started at the end of the season to get this thing ready and get this thing right and get this thing back on track. There’s no one that I respect more and trust more than John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan to get us back on track.”
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.