49ers prep for Brock Purdy to reset QB market in 2025: Jed York [Video]

Brock Purdy’s payday is on the 2025 horizon, and 49ers CEO Jed York is embracing that vision.

“It’s a good problem when you’re quarterback is one of the highest-paid guys on your team and in the league,” York told Bay Area reporters Tuesday at the NFL’s annual owners meetings in Orlando, Fla.

Purdy must finish out the third year of his especially modest rookie contract — at a 2024 salary of $985,000 — before the collective bargaining agreement allows him to get a new deal, one befitting a starting quarterback who guided the 49ers to back-to-back NFC Championship Games as well as last month’s Super Bowl overtime defeat.

“It’s what the market is. Brock is going to ask for something that no one has ever asked for before,” York said without trepidation. “I don’t know how many players are making over $40 million (annually) as a quarterback right now.”

The answer is nine, including four …