{"id":864675,"date":"2026-04-12T08:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864675\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:57:28","slug":"49ers-teammate-backs-brock-purdy-questions-lack-of-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864675\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers teammate backs Brock Purdy, questions lack of respect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What will it take for San Francisco 49ers quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PurdBr00.htm\" data-playername=\"Brock Purdy\" title=\"Brock Purdy stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brock Purdy<\/a> to earn the respect many within the organization believe he deserves?<\/p>\n<p>Fullback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JuszKy00.htm\" data-playername=\"Kyle Juszczyk\" title=\"Kyle Juszczyk stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Juszczyk<\/a> recently joined The Jim Rome Show and addressed the ongoing narrative surrounding his quarterback, making it clear where he stands.<\/p>\n<p>Juszczyk described Purdy as &#8220;the ultimate competitor,&#8221; emphasizing that the trait extends well beyond the football field. He recalled an offseason trip to Cabo San Lucas, where a group of teammates saw that competitive edge firsthand during friendly vacation games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love that about Brock, and I love that in my quarterback,&#8221; Juszczyk said. &#8220;I want the most competitive person in the world as my quarterback, and I think that&#8217;s exactly what we got in Brock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to media\u2014and at times fan\u2014perception, Juszczyk admitted he isn&#8217;t sure what more Purdy needs to prove to be viewed as a top NFL passer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what it is, what it&#8217;s going to take for this guy to finally get the respect that I think he truly deserves, because season in, season out, he plays tremendously,&#8221; Juszczyk continued. &#8220;And I don&#8217;t know what it is. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s just the fact that he&#8217;s not a first-round draft pick\u2014if that is just going to be the story for his entire career and be kind of held against him, maybe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I love the guy, as a person, as my quarterback, as a football player. He is the dude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Purdy is entering his fifth NFL season and has already compiled 11,685 passing yards, 84 touchdowns, and 37 interceptions. In 2023, he set a 49ers franchise record with 4,280 passing yards in a single season. San Francisco signed him to a five-year, $265 million contract in 2025, making him one of the NFL&#8217;s highest-paid players.<\/p>\n<p>Although he missed significant time last season due to a turf toe injury, Purdy played a key role down the stretch, helping lead the 49ers to the playoffs while posting a 7-2 record as a starter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What will it take for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy to earn the respect many within the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,2644,7,2867,6,1161,252,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-864675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-brock-purdy","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-kyle-juszczyk","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-san-francisco","14":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","15":"tag-sanfrancisco","16":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116390909946027099","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}