The 49ers are on the verge of committing themselves long-term to Brock Purdy. So what does he need to be successful?

Purdy said he's been impressed by how eager Pearsall is to learn: "He’s got the drive and he’s got the ‘it’ factor.”

Among the leaders in APY (average per year) are Dallas’ Dak Prescott ($60 million), Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence ($55 million), Green Bay’s Jordan Love ($55 million) and Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa ($53.1 million). Purdy has more value to the 49ers than all of those players.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward may not return to the team next season for a heartbreaking reason.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward will be a free agent at the start of the new league year, and the seven-year veteran likely won’t return to the team.

San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Rick Pearsall hopes to make a positive impact on the teenager who shot him in August. Pearsall was shot by a 17-year-old in an attempted robbery at Union Square, and the 49ers wideout wants to make sure the young man is able to get his life back on the right path.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall said he wants to meet and forgive the person who shot him in the chest during an attempted robbery last year.