Brock Purdy Talks Life as a New Dad

Each day of training camp, the quarterback woke up not knowing if that would be the day he’d need to bolt out of the facility. That moment finally came the morning of July 19, when Purdy and his wife, Jenna, welcomed their daughter, Millie, right on her due date.

“I woke up that morning and my wife had her doula over at the house and they were like, ‘No, this baby’s coming today.’ I was like, ‘All right.’ So, I called, (head coach Kyle) Shanahan and (quarterbacks coach Mick) Lombardi and said, ‘Guys, I won’t be able to make it. I think it’s getting real.’ They said, ‘Enjoy it and be there for her.’ Then sure enough, our baby came that day.”

Millie was born at 2:58 p.m., and her name carries a special family touch.

“Her grandma’s name is Ludmilla… So, we gave her a little nod and went with Millie.”

He’s not alone in this new chapter of life. Several of his teammates, including Fred Warner and Christian McCaffrey, have recently started families of their own. For Purdy, that shared experience makes the moment even more meaningful.

“Christian and I have talked about it in the past, a couple years ago even, how it’d be sweet to have kids remember us playing in the NFL and go to work with dad and this is our work. So, it’s pretty cool. Hopefully we can all have our kids grow up together.”