Santa Clara, Calif. – George Kittle agreed a four -year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers that will make it the best paid wing in the history of the NFL.
Kittle announced the agreement in the podcast “Bussin ‘with the Boys” on Tuesday, saying that the extension was worth $ 76.4 million for four years with $ 35 million guaranteed in the firm. The agreement keeps Kittle under contract with San Francisco during the 2029 season.
The 49ers confirmed the agreement with the only remaining member of the original Draft class under coach Kyle Shanahan and General Manager John Lynch.
“In 2017, our first year with the 49ers, we selected a thin wing of Iowa whom we really got excited. We had great hopes, but nobody knew it would become the player who is today,” Lynch said in a statement. “George’s leadership, the enthusiasm for the game, for his teammates, and the faithful are truly unique and special. It is an outstanding representation for the 49ers in the field and is an outstanding representative for the organization outside the field with their investment in local and military communities. It has a great sense of pride in its role and has put at work as one of the best tight purposes in the NFL.”
Kittle, 31, was entering the last year of an extension of five years and $ 75 million signed in 2020. Kittle did not appear during the first days From the volunteer of the team’s low season last week, but later arrived in the week in a sign that an agreement could soon.
The average annual value of $ 19.1 million of the extension heads the previous record of a closed wing of $ 19 million established before this season low when Trey McBride signed an extension with Arizona. The guaranteed $ 35 million for kittle in the signing of the agreement is also the largest for any wing closed.
After several recent contractual negotiations reach the depths of the summer, causing players such as Debo Samuel, Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams to waste at least a time in the training camp, the Niners made this agreement with Kittle quickly.
They still have a large more contract extension to end this low season: they are in conversations with the field marshal Brock Purdy on an agreement that is expected to pay more than $ 50 million a year.
Kittle has been one of the best closed wings since he entered the League; He thrives as a receiver, blocker and is one of the best to make great plays after capture.
Kittle has been a first or second team all-team five times in eight seasons and has made six Pro Bowls. His four seasons with at least 1,000 yards received ranges tied during the second of all time for a closed wing, only seven for Travis Kelce by Kansas City.
Kittle was a second team all-re-last season when he had 78 trapped for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns. Since he was recruited in the fifth round in 2017, Kittle has had 538 trapped for 7,380 yards and 45 touchdowns. It has the secondser yards for a closed wing for eight seasons.
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