49ers' Christian McCaffrey highlights overlooked aspects of Brock Purdy's game

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is quietly having a solid training camp. On Tuesday, he completed 10 of 15 passes, including one touchdown and one interception, while continuing to build chemistry with second-year wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. The Purdy-to-Pearsall connection has been one of camp's bright spots, producing 13 completions on 14 targets so far.

The 49ers showed their faith in Purdy earlier this offseason, signing him to a five-year, $265 million contract extension in May. The organization is confident that its young signal-caller's best football is still ahead of him.

While Purdy's camp performance has focused on fundamentals rather than flashy highlights, star running back Christian McCaffrey took time to emphasize some of the quarterback's often overlooked abilities that show up on game days.

"Playing with Brock is so special because he does such a good job of just doing his job," McCaffrey said in an NFL Network interview. "But then, people forget how good he is at making plays that are unscripted. And maybe one time he sees something that's covered, and he knows it's not covered—and playing with instinct and swagger.

"It's tough to coach that because that's just confidence, that's him being him. I think that's what makes him so special, is his ability to make any throw on the field, do it on time, but also those unscripted plays, the scrambles, and just making plays with his feet, with his arm, some of those things you just can't teach. And that's what makes playing with him so great."