Overview
- Purdy, speaking Monday as the offseason program began, said he felt honored to throw to Evans and recounted learning of the deal while working out at George Kittle’s place in Nashville.
- He highlighted Evans’ 6-foot-5 frame and 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons, noting the veteran’s red-zone work and back-shoulder routes could expand one-on-one chances.
- Evans will wear No. 5 in San Francisco after using No. 13 in Tampa Bay, and Purdy said the receiver never asked him about switching numbers.
- Purdy said he has long followed fellow Arizonan Christian Kirk and praised his slot skills, smarts, and maturity as traits that can steady the receiver room.
- After losses at wideout, San Francisco signed Evans and Kirk in free agency to refresh the position, and Purdy said timing and chemistry work now starts on the practice field.