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Brock Purdy received new weapons this offseason after the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> signed veteran wideouts Mike Evans and Christian Kirk. Moreover, while not having played with Kirk, Purdy is very familiar with the 29-year-old pass catcher. <\/p>\n Purdy is an Arizona native, as is Kirk, who spent the 2018 to 2021 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> to begin his NFL career. Because of that connection, Purdy said he followed Kirk\u2019s career closely while he was playing in his home state.<\/p>\n While speaking to the media on April 20, Purdy shared his thoughts on the team signing Kirk to give him a reliable target, if the player can stay healthy.<\/p>\n \u201cA guy that I followed really all throughout my career, just being an Arizona guy,\u201d Purdy said (h\/t Vic Tafur of The Athletic<\/a>). \u201cWhen I was growing up, and he was in high school, I was like, this guy\u2019s a stud. I followed him when he went to Texas A&M and, just like I said, his career. So now to be able to play with him and what he brings to the room, just that guy, very smart. <\/p>\n \u201cI think for his position at slot receiver and just how teams have used him, I\u2019m excited that we get to now do that, too. More than anything, too, what he can bring to our locker room and the receiver room as a whole. And just his wisdom, maturity and that fire that he plays with, man. I\u2019m really excited, you know, to have that guy with us. So it\u2019s going to be good.\u201d<\/p>\n Does 49ers QB Brock Purdy Get Enough Respect?<\/p>\n Purdy will need to stay healthy to get the football to his new targets, but the Niners\u2019 passing game will likely be better than it was last season. Moreover, the 49ers\u2019 signal-caller will continue to show that he\u2019s one of the top QBs in the league.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, with Purdy already reaching a Super Bowl and leading the 49ers to multiple playoff appearances, the team\u2019s fullback, Kyle Juszczyk, stated that the Niners\u2019 quarterback isn\u2019t receiving enough respect.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what it\u2019s going to take for this guy\u00a0to finally get the respect he truly deserves,\u201d\u00a0Juszczyk said on the April 10 edition of \u201cThe Jim Rome Show.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cSeason in and season out, he plays tremendously, and I don\u2019t know what it is.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the fact that he\u2019s not a first-round draft pick, if that\u2019s just going to be the story for his entire career and be held against him. But I love the guy as a person, as my quarterback, as a football player. He is the dude.\u201d<\/p>\n Kyle Juszczyk Reveals What Makes Brock Purdy Great<\/p>\n Moreover, Juszczyk noted that what makes Purdy one of the league\u2019s best signal-callers is his competitive edge. The 49ers\u2019 fullback shared that the edge just doesn\u2019t stay on the field, and it\u2019s a trait Juszczyk wants in his quarterback.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a dude, \u201c\u00a0Juszczyk noted. \u201cWe have so much fun with Brock, even when we\u2019re not talking about football, just hanging out with the guy. He\u2019s the ultimate competitor. After the season, a big group of us went down to Cabo, and it\u2019s nonstop competition. We\u2019re playing pool basketball. We\u2019re playing bocce ball. There was one of those baseball\u00a0nets<\/a>\u00a0you throw the ball into, and we\u2019re using a football.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to play pig from the field and hit it in there. We\u2019re playing golf together, and it\u2019s always a competition. It\u2019s just guys being guys, and I love that about Brock. I love that in my quarterback. I want the most competitive person in the world as my quarterback, and I think that\u2019s exactly what we have in Brock.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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