If you thought Brock Purdy leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl while overcoming a 24-7 deficit in the NFC Championship Game was going to quiet his doubters, think again.
One of the loudest critics of Purdy, former NFL quarterback Cam Newton, doubled down on his claim that Purdy is nothing more than a game-manager, even going as far as saying that he’s the 10th, yes tenth, best player on the 49ers.
“If you really just want to be honest, if you add in the defensive talent and you add in the offensive talent, Brock Purdy is the 10th-best player on this team,” Newton said on his 4th and 1 show. “OK, cool. Did he have a great game? Yes. Has he been playing out of his mind? Yes. Is he a quarterback that’s hot? Yes. But he’s still the 10th-best player on this team.”
If Purdy is able to put up a strong performance in Super Bowl LVIII and lead the 49ers to a win over the Kansas City Chiefs, one will wonder what Cam Newton and other Purdy-detractors will say.
