49ers QB Brock Purdy Has Demanded for Contracted Termination Before Super Bowl LVIII Due to…
When the circus arrived in Las Vegas this year, football fans were not anticipating many ties to Arizona, following the Valley’s intense focus on Super Bowl LVII in Glendale last February.
The hope of cheering on a local team in Super Bowl LVIII vanished with the Arizona Cardinals’ poor start to the season.
That is, until the San Francisco 49ers guaranteed their berth in the title game this season.
Fans in the Valley who usually laugh at teams in the NFC West—a conference where San Francisco usually wins and the Cardinals finish last—are becoming quite interested in the 49ers. MVP candidate Brock Purdy is leading the 49ers.
Purdy, a native of Queen Creek, still enjoys a sizable fan base back home despite his NFL career ending this Sunday when he takes the field as the 49ers’ starting quarterback against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. His career began when he was selected with the very last pick in the 2022 selection.
Purdy won the Ed Doherty Award, which is the high school football equivalent of the Heisman trophy in Arizona, for his outstanding senior season. In addition, he was selected Arizona High School Football Player of the Year by Gatorade.
Purdy’s name is everywhere on the Perry campus, making it easy to stroll about the university.
The front office of the school prominently displays the Doherty and Gatorade Player of the Year honors.
Perry, 24, was wished success in the Super Bowl by the message on his marquee after the 49ers won the NFC Championship this season.
Every kid at the school will receive a free shirt on Friday that says “Brock Nation” and features the Perry emblem on the front.
“The student body is excited, but not as excited because they didn’t know him,” said Preston Jones, a teacher at the school and the former Perry football coach. “Everyone who was present when Brock arrived is overjoyed.
“Everyone shares stories with their students and talks about it all the time. Undoubtedly, there is a buzz.
The excitement surrounding Purdy isn’t limited to Perry High School alone. Throughout the 14-day interval between the NFC Championship and the Super Bowl, fans have been demonstrating their support in inventive ways.
Billboards stating “Let’s go Brock Purdy” were placed on the Loop 202 freeway by local Valley attorneys Lerner & Rowe, causing controversy just before the 49ers defeated the Detroit Lions 34–31 in the NFC Championship game. After offending a few Cardinals supporters, the billboards were removed in a matter of days.
