Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule revealed Wednesday he was shot down when he instructed placing Brock Purdy on the Panthers’ draft board in 2022 when he was nonetheless their head coach.
Purdy, taken final in that draft by the 49ers, has gone on to assist lead San Francisco to Tremendous Bowl 2024 when the staff takes on the Chiefs this Sunday in Las Vegas.
However Rhule, now at Nebraska, mentioned Purdy caught his eye when the signal-caller was nonetheless in school.
“I believe Brock Purdy is an incredible participant trigger I performed towards him when he was at Iowa State and I used to be within the draft room at Carolina, I introduced his title up,” Rhule mentioned. “I mentioned, ‘Hey guys he must be on the draft board.’ I received vetoed on that one, however we used to inform guys after we used to play Brock Purdy, ‘Don’t fall for his pump faux.’
“As a result of Brock would come out and he’d pump faux. First recreation, he’s 10 yards down the sector, he pump fakes. Our DBs are leaping and I’m like he’s previous the road scrimmage, so lots of respect for Brock.”
It will’ve been fascinating to see what Purdy would have ended up doing had he been drafted by the Panthers, however in the long run, the 49ers picked him with the No. 262 decide.
The Panthers did take one quarterback in that draft, choosing Matt Corral within the third spherical.
Corral was launched in 2023 with out enjoying in a recreation.
Rhule lasted 5 video games into the 2022 season earlier than he was fired after the Panthers began 1-4.
On the flip aspect, Purdy led the Niners to a 12-5 document this yr and is a finalist for the MVP award.
He threw 4,280 passing yards and 31 touchdowns and led the league with a 113.0 passer ranking.
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