QB Brock Purdy Press Conference

QB Brock Purdy

Press Conference – December 11, 2025

San Francisco 49ers

From the beginning of the Browns game, maybe the first or second play, they were doing some bootlegs and Cleveland Browns DE Isaiah McGuire got some penetration and you kind of spurted away from him. It looked to me that looked like you. Does the toe feel pretty good?

“Yeah, it feels really good. And like I said, once I get moving and warmed up and everything and in the game, for me, I just focus on playing ball and in that case, escaping, not getting caught on keepers and busting my butt to get outside the edge and all that just like I have in the past. So, that’s just where I’m at now.”

Did you watch yourself during the Bye Week? How do you assess how you played so far this season and what do you want to emphasize moving forward?

“I think there’s been moments where I’ve got to in the past where, like I’ve said, drive the ball. Mechanically I want to continue to strive for just my accuracy and stuff. I feel like there’s been moments where I can be better with that. You know, as a whole, this whole year it’s really just been about my toe and getting healthy and feeling like myself again. So, having a week to rest up and then coming back this week and having a couple practices under my belt just feels good and it feels fresh. But, more than anything, it’s continuing to play with the chip on my shoulder and going back and watching the situational football moments that we were in and the games that I’ve been in so far. And I think for me it’s in the end of the stretch here, four games, regular season, how can I be better? And I thought the last game in Cleveland was a pretty good test for me to take care of the ball, be smart with it, throw it away, and then stay on the field when we can. So, I don’t know. That’s what I watched and that’s what I saw.”

Do you think there was anything subconscious when you were just coming back from the toe about digging your feet into the ground and just planting yourself and kind of generating the power that you usually do considering where that injury is?

“Yeah, I mean, that’s my position. Obviously It’s my right toe and so driving off that, like all that, that really does impact everything with my mechanics and all that. So, coming back it was about getting that right and getting back to how I’ve played ball before. And so, when I did come back against Arizona, like I felt great in terms of this is how I feel in the past and I feel really good. So, it’s just continuing to build on that and finding little things every single week to continue to get better and feel like myself but keep pushing myself past where I was before. So, I feel like that’s just where I’m at right now and I’ve got to finish out strong.”

I know you guys don’t like looking past the next opponent, but when you have a Bye Week as late as this one, do you allow yourself at all to look at scenarios or what lays in front of you knowing that there is still so much that you could gain over the next four weeks of the season?

“Definitely. I mean, that’s the business that we’re a part of in terms of we want to win our division and we want to win every single game and get into the playoffs and that’s our job, that’s why we’re here. So, to have a week off and sort of see where we’re at, I’m sure everybody on our team did look at that, but being back now, it’s like all we have our eyes and sight on is the Tennessee Titans and this week and this Sunday. So, that’s where we’re at. Really good team and we respect the heck out of this defense. So, my job this Sunday is to come in and do our job and execute, put up points and find a way to win. So, that’s where we’re at. We’ve got to take it one at a time and strictly go from there.”

There’s been a lot of discussion about WR Brandon Aiyuk recently about off-the-field stuff. What are you missing without him? What makes him special and kind of special to this offense?

“Aiyuk is, he’s a baller, he makes plays. In man-to-man matchups, he does a great job of creating separation and he’s an explosive player. You get the ball in his hands and he can go get YAC and bring juice to the offense when he is in and run blocking. Aiyuk has so many clips of getting in and blocking linebackers and safeties and corners and running down field with a running back and blocking guys. Like, he did it all at receiver. So, he did a great job with that. And obviously I wish he was healthy to be able to be with us and play and roll, but like I said before, and I’ve said in the past, all the things off the field, that’s not my place to say anything. All I can say is I’d love to play with him and in the past we’ve had such great times together and so that’s all I can really say about it.”

As far as the process of pro football, the fans see Sunday, but you guys work Monday through Saturday to prepare. Do you have a favorite day in the week where either you’re getting the game plan or you’re going through certain things? Is there a favorite day in the process of the game that you like?

“I think Friday’s nice just in terms of having just about everything in when it comes to like our game plan. Obviously, we’ll have first, second down, third down, red zone, everything. And so, Friday being able to compartmentalize everything and go over everything mentally and it’s a day for me in the evening where it’s like, all right, I can breathe a little bit to sort of see the big picture and then dial back into my little details from there. So, Friday is probably one of my favorite days.”

You mentioned the throwaways. How do you find balance between throwing away the ball and then also being able to make plays like you do when you hold the ball?

“It’s in the moment, you know? Can I make a play? Can I be aggressive? Where are we at in the game? Situationally. I’ve made plays in the past where I’m aggressive and it works out. I’ve made plays poorly where I try to be aggressive and it costs us. I think it’s just watching film and understanding my experiences and learning from it. But, that’s why you get paid a lot as a quarterback to make those kinds of decisions. Can you be aggressive? And it works out for the whole team and you win games or can you not do that and manage the game, throw the ball away and stay on the field? Those are the decisions that we have to make at quarterback. But, that’s what’s fun about our position, and for me, I’m continuing to grow in that. I love that challenge as a whole.”

Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said that DL Clelin Ferrell broke down the team reminding everybody that as NFL players, you guys are the best in the world. How does that resonate with you guys, especially just coming down the stretch here?

“It’s just one game at a time and understanding that if it was easy, everybody in the whole world would do what we’re doing. So, it was a pretty cool reminder just for all of us to hear that from Cle. What we do is hard and it’s a challenge, but we love it and we’re up for it. We’ve done this our whole life, so we can’t forget and take this for granted. Like, we’re end of the season, NFL ball in December, this is an exciting time and we’ve got to seize the moment and not take it for granted. So, it was a great reminder by him to our whole team for all of us to hear it. And a lot of guys really, I think took that and it sort of fired everyone up. So, we’re excited.”