49ers insider urges team to trade Brock Purdy to Titans and draft a QB 

Brock Purdy is entering a contract year with the San Francisco 49ers, and the two sides have been said to be nowhere close to getting his extension finalized. So Grant Cohn has a bold plan.

On Saturday, the team's Sports Illustrated insider took to social media to propose trading the one-time Pro Bowler and former Mr. Irrelevant quarterback to the Tennessee Titans for a second-round pick, which they would then use to grab a quarterback in the upcoming draft.

This comes amid a claim by NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco that the 49ers had reached out with a contract offer for Purdy. Speaking to KNBR on Thursday, he said:

"It's kind of sitting out there... and I don't know how much involved Brock is. I'm sure the agent is shielding him from a lot of this stuff. But the offer the 49ers have made isn't one that Brock Purdy's side is inclined to take at this point, nor will they."

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Colin Cowherd sees Brock Purdy-Dak Prescott parallels as negotiations with 49ers seemingly stall

The eventual annual value of Brock Purdy's extension, should he get one, has been widely speculated by a few insiders and analysts. Jason La Canfora said $45 million, while Mike Garafolo said $60 million.

However, Colin Cowherd has been adamant that it should not exceed $58 million. And on Friday's episode of his FS1 show, The Herd, he provided a cautionary example for it.

Cowherd compared Purdy to Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who was given $60 million at the start of 2024, only to tear his hamstring in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons and miss the rest of the season. That led to Dallas going 7-10 and missing the playoffs after three straight years of going 12-5 and winning a division title:

“They both come in as lower-round draft picks. Cheap labor. They get starts because of injuries to other quarterbacks. Teammates like (them), good guys. They have very strong run games, good O-lines. They win a lot; but boy when they lose a key offensive performer, they don't elevate average people.

“It’s one thing to learn from your mistakes; it’s much better to learn from other people’s mistakes.”

Purdy is set to earn $5.3 million in base pay this upcoming season on his current contract.