Purdy's grown into a 'natural leader' - Shanahan - video Dailymotion

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan feels Brock Purdy's success on the field has granted him more respect off it.

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00:00Um, I just think when you've done what you've done on the field, it's always easier. I mean, I don't care how you are

00:05if no matter what type of leader

00:07How you want to command or demand things from people if you haven't had much success on the field

00:12That doesn't last very long and he did that as a rookie

00:16But then he was so caught off just trying to come back from his injury now after having a second year in where he had

00:21An unbelievable year. He's in a much more natural position to do it. I think he does do it naturally

00:27but the team

00:28Based off of what he's done

00:30he's earned their respect on the field and

00:32They know him as a guy inside and out and no one respects him one more as a person of how much they respect Brock