49ers sign Kittle to 4-yr 76.4M contract extension.

[Gregg]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/49ers-make-george-kittle-the-highest-paid-te-in-nfl-history-with-massive-extension/ar-AA1DQ3Mk?ocid=BingNewsSerp

[MJS]

He's a great player, but already 31. We'll see if he can keep it up into his 30's. I sure hope Kincaid can turn into one of those elite TE's.

[No_Matter_What]

Hawes must be licking his chops...

[Shaw66]

Good deal for Kittle.  

 

If I were the niners, I wouldn't be chasing after him. 

[MJS]

6 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Good deal for Kittle.  

 

If I were the niners, I wouldn't be chasing after him. 

Two straight 1,000 yard seasons for him. He is clearly elite, plus a fan favorite. I think he is pretty solidified there.

 

But yeah, I would have done a 2 year deal instead of 4 years. That's a little risky.

[Malazan]

18 minutes ago, MJS said:

Two straight 1,000 yard seasons for him. He is clearly elite, plus a fan favorite. I think he is pretty solidified there.

 

But yeah, I would have done a 2 year deal instead of 4 years. That's a little risky.

 

My hunch is when the details are released it will be a "2 year deal".

[K D]

Purdy next! He's going to break the bank and SF will be in trouble cap-wise

[Mr. WEO]

insanity....

[eball]

30 minutes ago, K D said:

Purdy next! He's going to break the bank and SF will be in trouble cap-wise

 

And how un-excited can the 49ers be about that?  When you're in "decent but sorta meh QB" purgatory and have to pay the guy it sucks.

 

[Doc Brown]

If it's an extension I only see him getting maybe two years with $50m guaranteed and the 49ers can get out of the contract pretty easily after 2027.  Probably.

[TheBrownBear]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Two straight 1,000 yard seasons for him. He is clearly elite, plus a fan favorite. I think he is pretty solidified there.

 

But yeah, I would have done a 2 year deal instead of 4 years. That's a little risky.

I didn't realize how good he's been the past two seasons.  For whatever reason I thought he was still sort of mired in that cycle of injuries.  Seems like a reasonable deal given his production and talent.