The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly close to making Brock Purdy one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, with a contract extension that could reach $51 million per year.

The San Francisco 49ers had an outside chance of shocking the NFL and drafting a quarterback.They might still get someone in the later rounds, but even amid the Shedeur Sanders slide, they've held firm in a singular approach.

Per The Athletic's Dianna Russini, Purdy and the 49ers are "inching closer" to working out a long-term deal that will make him one of the 10 highest-paid players in the NFL by average annual salary.