Brock Purdy Is Displaying All the Qualities of a Franchise Quarterback

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy is no braggart.

But following Sunday’s 30-13 win over the New England Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback did state that his 10-yard split coming out of college was faster than Deebo Samuel’s and Christian McCaffrey’s.

“I think,” he stressed. “You guys will have to fact-check me. I think I have just enough (speed) to get out of the pocket and make a play and pick up five, seven yards here or there. I’m not Lamar Jackson by any means.”

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A more accurate statement might be that his time was comparable to his teammates. Purdy’s 10-yard split of 1.55 seconds in 2022 was actually a few

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