Ian Rapoport highlights that one of the biggest challenges for the San Francisco 49ers is the timing of Brock Purdy’s contract negotiations.

The San Francisco 49ers have a lot of intriguing decisions to make this offseason and a lot of the other decisions depend on what they do with Brock Purdy and his contract.

San Francisco 49ers all-time great Joe Montana became the latest former 49ers player to share his thoughts on the upcoming Brock Purdy contract. Montana, revered as the team's four-time Super Bowl champion and the leader of their dynasty in the 1980s, believes the 49ers should extend Purdy.

The San Francisco 49ers will be tasked with making a decision on Brock Purdy's future this offseason. Could they look to replace him entirely via trade?

San Francisco 49ers fans are all too familiar with lengthy, drawn-out contract negotiations. The team didn't finalize recent deals with defensive end Nick Bosa and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk until just before the start of their respective regular seasons,

I think you just do the deal and say 'you know it's the price of doing business with a quarterback these days.'" San Francisco has held lengthy stand-offs with various star players over contracts in recent years.