49ers QB Brock Purdy tips cap to tremendous competitor Patrick Mahomes NBC Sports Bay Area & California [Video]

SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy has spent the majority of the week trying to figure out what to expect from Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and the 49ers quarterback obviously will continue the learning curve while he’s on the sidelines Sunday.

But don’t be surprised if Purdy takes a break from all that studying and walks over to watch his QB counterpart go to work.

Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes is a six-time Pro Bowl selection and winner of three Super Bowls. The 29-year-old widely is recognized as one of the best in the business, and will lead a 5-0 Kansas City team into Levi’s Stadium this weekend as the Chiefs continue their quest to become the first three-peat Super Bowl champion in NFL history.

“He is who he is,” Purdy said Thursday. “All the quarterbacks in the NFL, I guess, would say the same thing. Obviously for what he’s done and the Super Bowls that he’s won, what …