What A Terrible Sad News: 49ers QB Brock Purdy Says He Will Never Play With 49ers Again If Coach Kyle Shanahan Coach.

San Francisco 49ers star Brock Purdy couldn’t win a ring this season, but at least he got one now.

According to a report by TMZ, the Iowa State product just tied the knot.

He got married to his longtime girlfriend, Jenna Brandt, in Des Moines, Iowa, with north of 350 guests and four buses for transportation.

Once known for being the last pick of the NFL Draft, he took a big leap forward this season as the Niners’ starting quarterback.

He wasn’t exempt from criticism, mockery, and doubts, though.

Despite leading the league in several efficiency-related categories, some analysts, fans, and even colleagues thought he was just a byproduct of Kyle Shanahan’s great offense and his star-studded team.

There can be some truth to that, as he’s tailor-made to execute that system and has a plethora of talent around him, but that shouldn’t take anything away from him.

Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo were also playing in that offense and with most of those teammates, yet none of them were able to keep the chains in motion and put up points on the scoreboard, and Purdy deserves a lot of credit for taking his team all the way to the big game.

Once known for being the last pick of the NFL Draft, he took a big leap forward this season as the Niners’ starting quarterback.

He wasn’t exempt from criticism, mockery, and doubts, though.

There can be some truth to that, as he’s tailor-made to execute that system and has a plethora of talent around him, but that shouldn’t take anything away from him.

Here are three defensive ends the 49ers can choose from when free agency starts on Wednesday.

The 49ers desperately need a starting defensive end opposite Nick Bosa.

The only other defensive ends on the roster currently are Drake Jackson and Robert Beal Jr., and neither one is a starter. So the 49ers have to sign at least one. They probably have to draft one, too.

Here are three defensive ends the 49ers can choose from when free agency starts on Wednesday.

1. Danielle Hunter

Hunter is a premier edge rusher in the NFL who is 29-years old, he’s excellent against the run and he recorded 16.5 sacks last season. He’s the total package. If the 49ers want to make a giant splash and sign the best defensive end currently on the free-agent market, they can sign Hunter to a multi-year deal worth roughly $20 million per season. And he’d be worth every penny. But the 49ers don’t have much cap space at the moment, and they’d have to restructure lots of players’ contracts to acquire Hunter, and I doubt they’ll be that aggressive.

Greenard is a 26-year-old edge rusher who had 12.5 sacks last season playing in the Wide 9 defense for Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, which means Greenard fits the 49ers scheme. He’s probably looking for a five-year deal worth roughly $13 million per season, which might be a bit too rich for the 49ers.

3. Leonard Floyd

Floyd is a 31-year-old edge rusher who signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Bills last year and then recorded 10.5 sacks for them. So he’s still good even though he’s on the down side of his career. If the 49ers want him, they probably can sign him to a one- or two-year deal worth roughly $8 million per year. That seems right in their price range.