Surprising name rips 49ers for 'overpay' of QB Brock Purdy

Whether or not San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy truly deserved the five-year, $265M contract extension that included $181M in guarantees and a no-trade clause he received earlier this month will likely be a hotly debated topic throughout the summer. 

As Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports Bay Area previously pointed out, former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh has served as a personal coach for current 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk. Thus, it's interesting that Houshmandzadeh criticized San Francisco regarding the Purdy deal during Monday's edition of the FS1 "Speak" program.

"I believe they did overpay for Brock Purdy," Houshmandzadeh said, as shared by David Bonilla of 49ers WebZone. "I would have given Brock Purdy $47M a year. That would have been the most I'm giving him. We needed you last year. You went 1-6 against playoff teams when we had guys hurt."

Specifically, Houshmandzadeh noted that Purdy was unable to help the 49ers overcome losing noteworthy starters such as Aiyuk, running back Christian McCaffrey and left tackle Trent Williams to injuries last season. While San Francisco ended Week 10 at 5-4, the club lost six of its next seven games before it shut Purdy down ahead of Week 18. 

Purdy began May in the final year of his inexpensive rookie deal, and it seems no other club was in a rush to trade for his services and then hand him the type of extension his camp wanted. According to the Spotrac website, Purdy and Detroit Lions starter Jared Goff are now tied for seventh in the league as it pertains to average annual salary for quarterbacks. At $47M per year, Purdy would've been 12th on that list. 

"If Brock Purdy takes the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl and they win it, then his contract is well worth it," Houshmandzadeh added during his comments. "Until he does that, he's overpaid."

Purdy already has a Super Bowl appearance on his career resume and was a fourth-down stop away from winning that start. If nothing else, it could be interesting to see what Aiyuk has to say about Houshmandzadeh's take during what 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan likely hopes will be a drama-free summer for the organization.