Nice guy Brock Purdy downplays drubbing he put on 49ers rookie
Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers before the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas.
Purdy was part of an onstage group interview alongside former Niners quarterbacks Steve Young, Jeff Garcia and Alex Smith at Thursday’s Dwight Clark Legacy Series program when a question about his high school days popped up. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco asked if his team actually dropped 70 points against Pearsall’s squad back in Arizona.
The young quarterback confidently responded, “Yes, sir,” before praising San Francisco’s first-round draft pick, albeit with slightly inaccurate information.
“I will say, on his defense, I think Ricky broke the state record in that game as well for like 250 to 300 yards receiving by himself,” Purdy said. “So, he’s a baller.”
Pearsall and Purdy faced off against one another when Corona del Sol took on Perry on Sept. 15, 2017. The quarterback was a senior, and the receiver was a junior. While the rookie receiver out of Florida would go on to break Arizona’s single-game high school receiving record, he did not do so in that game. Pearsall still had a solid performance with two touchdowns and 184 receiving yards, but his record-breaking performance of 342 yards and five touchdowns would come later in the season, a 48-34 loss to Gilbert High School.
Purdy also saved face on behalf of his rookie receiver when it came to the final score. After hearing about Pearsall’s (incorrect) receiving numbers, Young asked if the score was “70-69” with a laugh. The current Niners quarterback said Corona del Sol “had like 50” and joked “70 was enough for us,” which got a laugh from the audience.
Once again, that’s not quite the truth. The final score from that game was 70-24, which wasn’t even Perry’s highest margin of victory for that season.
After talking about the game, Purdy made sure to mention that he’s developing a rapport with Pearsall through minicamp drills, calling the rookie “a sharp kid.” While Pearsall might not have been the most popular draft pick, developing a good on-field connection with Purdy is a step in the right direction toward quieting the critics.
Another way to help that relationship is for Purdy to continue misremembering just how badly he kicked Pearsall’s ass in high school.
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