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Brock Purdy comes up short in hilarious bet with George Kittle

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Murray, T. L. (2026, September 18). Brock Purdy comes up short in hilarious bet with George Kittle. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/sports/brock-purdy-comes-up-short-in-hilarious-bet-with-george-kittle/

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy lost a bet with teammate George Kittle following Iowa’s victory over Iowa State, forcing Purdy to wear an Iowa hat and later appear at a press conference wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes headpiece. The loss marks the first time since Purdy joined the 49ers that he has come out on the losing end of this annual bet between the teammates who are fans of opposing college football teams. In addition to the public humiliation, Kittle extended the joke by having Purdy pose for a selfie in Iowa gear within the team’s locker room and sharing it on social media.

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Brock Purdy, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, lost a bet to George Kittle over the outcome of a college football game between his alma mater Iowa State Cyclones and their rival University of Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes won the game on Saturday with a score of 16-13, which left Purdy feeling disappointed. After the NFL season opener where the 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in Melbourne, Australia, Purdy was seen wearing an Iowa hat and shirt during his press conference, expressing his disdain for the Hawkeye logo. Since Purdy joined the 49ers in 2022 via the final pick of that year's NFL Draft, Iowa State has had a record of 3-2 against Iowa, including last season when Iowa won by the same score of 16-13.

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As per usual when Iowa State and Iowa play each other, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle had to bet on it. asserted

Purdy → play → it

This time, Purdy was the one who was dealing with insult to injury, following a Cyclones 16-13 loss to the Hawkeyes on Saturday. asserted

who → deal → Saturday

As Purdy went to meet with reporters on Thursday afternoon, Purdy was seen wearing a yellow Iowa hat and a grey long-sleeve shirt. asserted

Purdy → go → hat

Purdy was asked about the new wardrobe and told reporters, “Any Hawkeye logo looks ugly to me. asserted

logo → ask → me

It sucks.” asserted

It → suck → ?

Purdy had just made it back home in time to watch the game following a 16-hour flight home after the 49ers kicked their season off in an eye-opening 27-7 victory against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia. asserted

49ers → make → Melbourne

“It was tough at the end,” Purdy said. asserted

Purdy → say → end

“Jimmy Rodgers is doing a really good job over there, taking over the program and everything. asserted

Rodgers → do → program

Obviously, at the end of the day, they couldn’t pull it off, and it sucks.” asserted

it → pull → it

Since Purdy joined the 49ers after being selected with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Cyclones have been 3-2 against their bitter rival, including last season, when the roles were reversed, and Iowa State came out on top 16-13. asserted

State → join → top

In 2023, Iowa won the game 20-13. asserted

Iowa → win → game

It was the first time Purdy came out on the losing end of the bet with Kittle, and it was one he probably doesn’t want to remember as he was forced to wear an Iowa Hawkeyes headpiece. asserted

he → come → headpiece

“The headgear sucked. asserted

headgear → suck → ?

Walking in with that, it was rough,” Purdy said. asserted

Purdy → walk → that

“But honestly, I don’t think this is that bad, compared to what George has done: the overalls and the Cowboy hat walking into a game. asserted

George → think → game

Him wearing my helmet.” asserted

Him → wear → helmet

“I feel like I’ve come up with the good ideas. asserted

I → feel → ideas

Hopefully we get a little bit more spicy as the years come.” asserted

years → get → ?

Aside from Purdy having to feel humiliated wearing Iowa Hawkeyes gear to his press conference, Kittle took it to another level by having him pose for a selfie in the 49ers locker room and posting the photo on his Instagram story. asserted

him → have → story

“@brock.purdy13 big Hawkeye fan!” Kittle wrote in the post. asserted

Kittle → write → post

Brock Purdy comes up short in hilarious bet with George Kittle

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