Kawakami: Brock Purdy on a magic number, the 49ers’ future, and pal Tyrese Haliburton (paywall)

“When we’re golfing, my agent texted me saying, ‘We’re getting close,’” Purdy said. “And then a couple of holes go by, and I look at my phone again and I had a missed call and he goes, ‘Dude, pick up the phone,’ from John Lynch. ‘IT’S DONE,’ in all caps. And so then that moment right there, my heart dropped and I was like, this is crazy, it’s happening.

“I just hugged my wife on the golf cart and gave her a kiss. It was a cool little moment, just us two, there wasn’t anyone else freaking out or anything. It was just us going like, you know, this happened and God is so good and we’re just thankful for it.”

So after all that was done, how’d you do on No. 18, Brock?

“Oh, I birdied, so that was

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