It took six months from the time San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was selected as the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft for him to turn “Mr. Irrelevant” into a misnomer.
In Week 14, seven days after becoming the team’s third starting quarterback, he thoroughly outplayed Tom Brady in a blowout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Four days later, he played through immense pain that almost made him the team’s third injured quarterback, and clinched the NFC West with a win over the Seahawks.
Since then, the much-more-relevant Purdy has drawn comparisons to the slain Brady, Peyton Manning and, yes, seriously, Joe Montana, despite his career spanning roughly 2.