QB Brock Purdy Press Conference

QB Brock Purdy

Press Conference – November 21, 2025

San Francisco 49ers

What’s the excitement level of starting a second straight game now in November football where it really matters?

“Yeah, I’m extremely excited, feel great, body feels great. So, to be able to go back-to-back games and obviously try to win back-to-back games will be huge for us. But, more than anything it’s a crucial time of the year. It’s getting towards the end of the season. So, obviously everybody knows November and December football is huge especially going into playoffs and everything. So for us, this is a huge one.”

I think a lot of people looked at that last game and the reaction was, wow, he hit the ground running and he looked really good. What did you think when you looked at it?

“I thought it was good just to get my feet wet again and sort of go through reads, compete, find a way to win, all that kind of stuff. It’s hard to emulate that at practice and so until you’re in a game situation when you go out there and they score and we’ve got to respond, like those kind of situational football moments, it just felt good being in that. But, I think outside of that, for me it’s I went back, watched the film and thought I could still play better and make some better decisions with the ball and at the same time just be aggressive and have that aggressive mentality. So, it’s a balance of that. And so, that’s just where I’m at after last game, but I think as an offense, we have a lot of momentum right now from that last game. We’ve got to find that again come Monday night. So that’s sort of where my mind’s at after watching the game.”

After getting a full week of practice, WR Ricky Pearsall getting a full week of practice, how close do you feel this offense is to kind of taking off?

“I think just like you said, Ricky feeling good and for myself being able to come back and just as a whole, I feel like we’ve all been able to put some practices together. I feel like throughout the year it’s been someone’s out and there’s been not a whole lot of consistency, but obviously guys have stepped up and done a great job. But, it just feels good that we’re all able to practice together, play a game together, watch film together and grow in that regard. It’s huge for the little details and stuff, especially in this offense, in the NFL. And so, that excites me. It excites all the other guys and sort of back to the last question, it’s the end of the season, we need consistency right now going into the end of the year and trying to get into the playoffs and all that. So, it’s huge for all of us, but we all feel really good about it.”

Along those lines, you haven’t gotten a lot of overlap with WR Kendrick Bourne. How do you kind of create the necessary chemistry at this point with somebody who’s going to be in the game?

“I think just from the games that he played with [QB] Mac [Jones] and watching film and being around him in the locker room and on the field at practice, I feel like K.B. and I, we’ve gotten really close in that regard, but at the same time we just haven’t been in the game a whole lot together to get a lot of throws and reps. That’s just sort of how the game plans have gone when I’ve been in the game and how the game has gone. But, I know that when the time is right and he’s in there, the right play, the right time, I have 100-percent confidence that we’ll connect and he’s going to be where he needs to be. Obviously, he’s been in [head coach Kyle] Shanahan’s system, he understands our concepts and where he needs to be and so more than anything come the moment we’re going to capitalize and be just fine. And then obviously outside of that we’ve got [WR Jauan Jennings] J.J., Ricky, [TE] George [Kittle], [RB] Christian [McCaffrey], we’ve got guys that can all come together and help each other. It’s not just we’re relying on one guy to be where he’s at. It’s everybody doing their job, but we’ve all got each other’s back. So, I mean, K.B. and I, we’re just fine.”

All the games you played in high school, college, have you ever started the game on the one-yard line?

“No. I’ve had some good kick returns and stuff, but to start the game on the one, that was the first. So, shout out [WR] Skyy Moore.”

You said you’re not quite 100-percent healthy. Do you feel like yourself? Do you feel like you can do everything you’ve been able to do in the past? Are you like learning new ways to perform?

“Not 100-percent by any means, but pretty close. And I would say I can do everything that it takes to play quarterback at a high level and be myself for sure. But I mean, it is what it is when it comes to having to deal with something health-wise, but I feel like I can scramble, I can make plays on the run, step up in the pocket, rip the ball aggressively. So, I feel like I can play my style of ball for sure right now.”

RB Christian McCaffrey seems to be greatly motivated for every game, but do you imagine that he has any extra motivation to play the team that traded him?

“I mean, I know that dude’s going to bring it every game, doesn’t matter who it is. You know, it being the team that traded him and stuff, I’m sure Christian just being the competitor that he is, he definitely probably wants to go out and compete his butt off. But, I feel like that’s a question for Christian to answer. Knowing him and stuff like, yeah, he’s going to have that chip on his shoulder for sure. So, excited for him.”

He gave a non-answer.

“There you go. That should give you an answer.”

Heading into a primetime, Monday Night Football game, there’s a strong connection between this team and the fan base. What does it say about the culture here that the support remains consistent no matter what the circumstances is?

“Yeah, I mean we call our fanbase The Faithful and they show up. Doesn’t matter where we’re at, home or away. They’ve been an amazing fanbase just over the years. It doesn’t matter where we’re at, the state of our season or anything, they’re going to show up and have our back. So, Monday Night Football late in the year like this, and a lot is on the line and we all want to go out and show out for each other, but more than anything our fan base, get that place rocking, get Levi’s rocking, this is what it’s all about. So, we appreciate them, we love them and we’re going to play for them.”

They said on the broadcast you had reached out to other players who had toe issues. Can you share some of those conversations and what you learned and who you talked to?

“Yeah, just teammates and stuff around here and in our locker room. I mean, receivers, DBs, everybody, you name it. Like, I was just asking guys and a lot of guys have dealt with a toe injury at some point in their career, I feel like, and a lot of the guys that have were just basically saying that it’s not going to be a thing that heals overnight. I mean, that’s really just with any injury. It’s not going to be perfect right away or anything, but you find ways to do what you can to keep strengthening it as you go along, find ways to play and you know what that threshold is of when you can go, when you can’t, what makes it worse, what doesn’t, stuff like that. And so, I just feel like for me, everybody’s injury is a little different, but I just wanted to have a good idea of what to expect, what the rehab process looks like, when I do get back out in the field what to expect and how long could this thing feel like this until I get to that line and feel better? So, I don’t know, it was just one of those things where I was trying to do my research with guys here that have dealt with it and sort of go from there. So, I feel like I got some really good answers, but at the same time, everybody’s injury’s a little different.”

Were you curious about on Monday how the toe was going to feel?

“No, honestly. I really did believe that after the game and traveling home and everything, it felt really good just walking around and being myself. I was like, I know I’m good. And so, big difference from the previous two times where I hurt it. And so, Monday I woke up, went about my business and feel great.”

When you complete a pass to FB Kyle Juszczyk, are you as amused that the crowd just immediately recognizes him? Like he gets that and nobody else gets that?

“Yeah, I mean, it’s pretty sweet. He’s a fullback, love him, but it’s just cool that the crowd immediately feeds off of our fullback when he gets the ball and he’s just got this different kind of aura. Everybody has their own different kind of aura, but Juice’s aura with our stadium, our fan base, like everybody knows him. Even when we’re on the road, the dude can catch a two-yard check down and the whole place goes nuts. So, he’s the man. He does everything that we ask for and he deserves the crowd to go crazy like that.”

He’s been in this system for so long, almost a decade. Back in high school, he had some quarterback experience. Is he someone who is just like an encyclopedia of knowledge about what Kyle is trying to do in your meeting rooms and in the huddle?

“Yeah, he’s extremely smart, went to Harvard and all that, but more than anything his experience with football, he’s been in the League forever and been around some good quarterbacks and as the fullback his position is obviously similar to a tight end and a running back. So, he has to sort of know our whole system, the motions, the routes, the check downs, you name it. So, he’s in it just like the quarterback is. And so for him, I don’t know, he’s up there when it comes to understanding our offense and our system and having good football IQ. So honestly, like when we’ve got questions and stuff, we can always go to Juice and he usually knows just about everything. He just can’t throw as good as a quarterback.”