Brock Purdy enters the season after receiving a massive five-year, $265 million contract extension. 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan reflected on a phone call he made to Purdy back in April, explaining that it was important for Purdy to be present in their offseason program as negotiations pressed on.

“I just wanted to give him some clarity,” Shanahan said, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN. “I hope by me kind of reassuring him of that, it would kind of take the edge off and the pressure off. … And I just wanted to assure him that [the negotiation] wasn’t going to change anything.”

Purdy said he agreed with Shanahan and felt it was a “good reminder” to keep things in perspective.

“I totally agreed with him,” Purdy said. “It was a good reminder for him to call and remind me of what’s important in the long

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