Brock Purdy opened the season with a clean, commanding performance in San Francisco’s 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams, and somehow the wildest Purdy content after the game wasn’t even real.
The 49ers quarterback shook off an early first-half interception and went right back to carving up the Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He finished 25 of 34 for 205 yards and added 29 rushing yards on five carries, a strong all-around line in the historic opener.
Purdy then put the game away with three touchdown passes, finding Demarcus Robinson, Mike Evans, and Deebo Samuel. That efficiency gave him a 105.6 passer rating to begin the new season.
But the social media buzz centered on an AI-created video that made Purdy appear to be trash-talking the Rams in a bizarre, animated rant. In the clip, the fake Purdy says, “Let me feed you.
If you grab me, I’mma bite you. I swear to God, if you grab me, I’mma bite the f-k out you.
You going to let me go,” followed by, “People don’t understand what I meant by fighting to survive. I’m fighting like my life on the line.
Don’t grab me and think, ‘ Oh, you’re stronger than me,”
The video has racked up more than 1.1 million views and left plenty of fans doing a double take. “Bruh, I can’t tell if this is AI or not.
When did Purdy change his voice?” one fan said.
“Ai sh-t crazy, the only way you know it’s not real is because you know that’s not his character,” another wrote.
“Alright, bruh, AI is starting to become too realistic.. I’m scared now,” a third person added.
“Glock Purdy,” a fourth fan wrote about Brock Purdy.
Even former NFL wideout Dez Bryant had to laugh at it.
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