Why Kittle is confident Purdy will land mega 49ers contract extension

Programming Note: Watch "49ers Now" with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — There is no doubt from George Kittle that the 49ers will work out a mega contract extension with Brock Purdy during the offseason. The 20240 NFL regular season is not over yet, but soon the 49ers will have a lot of decisions to make, including how to keep their starting quarterback in the building for years to come. "I think Brock has done nothing but play at a very, very high level," Kittle said. "The nice thing about contracts is when you play at a high level, you can compare yourself to other people in the league and when other guys are getting paid $50-60 million, and you're a better quarterback than they are, it's hard not to get that same amount of money." Kittle was not slighting any of the quarterbacks in the league, but rather emphasizing how effective Purdy has been while operating coach Kyle Shanahan's offense. San Francisco has appeared in the NFC Championship Game in four out of the last five seasons, and in half of those games, Purdy has been under center. Even though 2024 has not...