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Brock Purdy reacts to people noting physical resemblance between him, Lee Harvey Oswald

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Andrew Graham | Last updated Feb 6, 2024 6:33 PM ET

Off-the-wall questions for some of the biggest names in the NFL has become a consistent occurrence at Super Bowl media day. And San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy fielded one about an apparent lookalike.

That lookalike? Presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot John F. Kennedy in Dallas in late November of 1963. The side-by-side comparisons have been popping up on social media, spurring one reporter to ask Purdy if he was aware of the physical resemblance.

He was not up until getting asked.,

“I haven’t, that’s my first time hearing it,” Purdy said.

Purdy was asked what he thought about it. He paused, then paused a bit more, and demurred. There was an air of general bemusement to the moment.

“Uhhhhhhhh, ehhhhh — yeah, eh, I don’t know,” Purdy said.

Brock Purdy isn't feeling the Lee Harvey Oswald comp … pic.twitter.com/zTGkWyEGCd
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) February 6, 2024

For those curious, there is a notable physical resemblance between the two men, but it’s also entirely understandable why Purdy isn’t in love with people pointing out his historical doppelgänger — one who killed one of the United States’ more popular presidents.

Plus, given that he’s one of two starting quarterbacks in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Purdy is probably going to be focused on other things, anyways.

This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.

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