Brock Purdy Super Bowl bonus: How much 49ers QB will make if San Francisco beats Chiefs
Brock Purdy and Patrick Mahomes each have had their heroic moments in these NFL playoffs to lead their respective teams to Super Bowl 58.
But there's a drastic difference between the two of the NFL's best quarterbacks — namely, the money they're making.
Purdy, the Gilbert native and second-year quarterback for the 49ers, is making roughly $52 million less than Mahomes in base salary this season. That drastic difference in salary is based not only in the fact Purdy is still on his rookie contract, but also where he was taken in the 2022 NFL Draft.
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But if Mr. Irrelevant (i.e., the last pick of the draft) leads the 49ers to victory in the big game, there will be a nice bonus waiting for him.
Brock Purdy Super Bowl bonus
Per NFL.com, Purdy — along with the rest of his teammates — stands to make $164,000 in bonus money if the 49ers win the 2024 Super Bowl. If San Francisco falls to the Chiefs, he will make $89,000 in bonus simply for making the big game: over 10% of his base salary for his 2024 contract year.
Winners' bonus: $164,000
Losers' bonus: $89,000
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Purdy has already accumulated $174,000 in additional postseason bonuses this season for the following, per NFL.com:
Wild-card round: $50,500*
Divisional round: $50,500
Conference championship game: $73,000
* Reflects money earned as NFC West winner
Depending on the outcome, Purdy stands to make either $263,000 or $338,000 in postseason bonuses alone.
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Brock Purdy contract
Purdy signed a four-year, $3.7 million contract with the 49ers after being selected with the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. His annual base salary of $934,252 ranks 54th among all NFL quarterbacks, per Over The Cap.
Length: Four years
Total Money: $3.7 million
Average base salary: $934,253
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Considering Purdy's production and success since taking over in Week 14 last season as the starting 49ers quarterback — which includes two appearances in the NFC championship came, a Pro Bowl selection, MVP finalist, an NFC championship title and a Super Bowl appearance — he has vastly outplayed that current contract and is well on his way to earning a new contract. However, there are loopholes in the current NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) holding that from happening.
As stated in Article 7 of the NFL's CBA, "a rookie contract for a drafted rookie may not be renegotiated, amended or altered in any way until after the final regular season game of the player’s third contract year." So even if the 49ers wanted to extend Purdy this offseason, regardless of the outcome of the Super Bowl, they wouldn't be able to until after next season to begin those negotiations.
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Here's a full year-by-year breakout of Purdy's contract according Over The Cap:
2022: $705,000
2023: $870,000
2024: $985,000
2025: $1.1 million
2026: Unrestricted free agent
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Brock Purdy Super Bowl bonus: Breaking down QB's NFL playoff incentives
