Brock Purdy has $265 million reasons to be happy, but one former MVP warned the quarterback to tread lightly.Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons legend and 2016 NFL MVP, knows what it’s like to receive a big payday.Ryan led the Falcons to a Super Bowl appearance in 2016GettyOver the course of his storied 15-year career, he signed a couple of huge contracts. In 2013, he inked a five-year, $103.75 million extension with the Falcons, and then again in 2018, to the tune of five years and $150 million.He knows the pressure and expectations that come with signing a check that has more zeros than people care to count.The San Francisco 49ers signed Purdy to a five-year, $265 million extension, with $180 million guaranteed. The deal makes him one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL.Ryan warns Purdy to be wary of trying to do too much at once.“I always thought, you know, when you sign big extensions and you go onto the next, obviously, there’s expectation and there’s weight there, but you’ve gotta be yourself,” Ryan told NBC Sports Bay Area.“They made a commitment to who you are and certainly there’s potential to grow, but not try to do too much. I think that’s where guys can fall into a trap.“For me, it’s really about playing with the scheme and reading plays out one play at a time and just making good decisions over and over, and I think that’s what he is gonna do.”Purdy is no longer Mr. Irrelevant—he’s now the man in San Francisco, and he’s being paid like it.Luckily for him, he has an offensive-minded head coach in Kyle Shanahan who has completely catered the offense to Purdy’s strengths and knows exactly how to get the most out of his franchise quarterback.Not to mention the weapons at Purdy’s disposal: George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall, and Jauan Jennings.Purdy is now being paid among the league’s eliteGettyRyan knows exactly the situation that Purdy is inGettyWhile All-Pro weapon Deebo Samuel may no longer be in the Bay Area, the cupboard is far from bare.Now it’s on Purdy to help deliver a Super Bowl to San Francisco, something that hasn’t been done in shockingly over 30 years for the legendary franchise.The 49ers’ last Super Bowl victory came in the 1994 season, in Super Bowl XXIX, when they plastered the San Diego Chargers 49-26.However, since Purdy took over as the starter three seasons ago, they have been very close. The 49ers have made two NFC championship games and one Super Bowl, while also winning the NFC West twice, with Purdy at the helm.In Super Bowl LVIII the 49ers had a 10-0 lead in the first half against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, and then a 19–16 lead with 1:53 remaining in the fourth quarterThe game eventually went into overtime where the 49ers couldn’t close the deal, as the Chiefs walked it off with a touchdown and 25-22 victory. NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?Purdy’s big-money extension makes him the seventh-highest paid signal-caller in the league on an annual basis. When the extension was announced, a lot of people gave Purdy, general manager John Lynch and the 49ers flak for such a deal.Purdy’s teammate, Kittle, came out to vehemently push back on any hate or negativity towards his QB.“I don’t know what his winning percentage is, but when you win a lot of games and you only need two years to go to the NFC championship or better, I think that’s decent,” Kittle said on “The Rich Eisen Show.”“One of my favorite things that I’ve heard is everyone calls him a checkdown merchant. And then, the last two years, he’s had the least amount of checkdowns as a starting quarterback. So I think he’s doing pretty well.”2025 is going to be a big year for the 49ers, and now it’s time for Purdy to prove Lynch and the front office made the right decision in investing in him.But as Ryan warns, it’s a thin line between being the man and doing too much.