SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy , the 49ers’ newly minted quarter-billionaire, bought a riverfront home this offseason 15 minutes from George Kittle’s pad on Nashville’s outskirts. Routes were run, passes thrown, receptions made, and weights were lifted in Kittle’s workout barn.

All their sweat equity is about to pay off, after years of already impressive dividends. No combination is more paramount for Sunday’s season opener in Seattle , which has been their personal playground in past visits.

“We’ve gotten a lot of looks and reps together over the years, and obviously over the offseason we trained together, which is great,” Purdy said Thursday, “but the minute we step out on the field, it’s just us playing ball — two guys who absolutely love the game.”

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