The San Francisco 49ers reached a solution in their negotiations with All-Pro George Kittle, who reportedly agreed on a contract extension that makes it the highest-paid tight end in NFL history.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Silver, the 49ers and Kittle agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract.
Kittle, through Matt Maiocco of nbc Sports Bay Area, is guaranteed $30 million by signing and you will get a $18 million signing bonus. Its expansion restores the narrow final market through a significant margin, breaking the record contract of $10.5 million a year that Austin Hooper signed with the Cleveland Browns into a flexible agency.
The 2017 fifth-round selection will now bring an average of $15 million a year. Despite the record nature of Kittle’s contract, it can still be a smart deal for the 49ers given its importance to the San Francisco offensive.
As the undisputed focal point of Kyle Shanahan’s offense, Kittle amassed 1,377 yards he received in 2018, breaking the all-time record for a season without getting married through a closed wing. He followed this remarkable crusade with a 2019 season in which he finished the normal season with 1,053 yards received and five touchdowns despite missing two games due to injury.
According to NFL NextGen statistics, Kittle led the league in 2019-consistent yards with 3.3, while ary 7.5 yards after catching consistently with the reception, only Jonnu Smith (8.4) and Noah Fant (8.5) between the wings closed.
Since entering the league in 2017, he ranks first among the closed wings in failed forced tackles with 45, according to Pro Football Focus. His PFF lock score of 76.3 in this era is third among the closed wings, with Kittle’s dominant game as a ground blocker essential for the good luck of a floor game that propelled San Francisco to Super Bowl LIV last season.
And yet, although Kittle’s general has an effect on the 49ers, he will gain less with the year than giant catchers such as Jarvis Landry and Brandin Cooks, whose influence in their respective offensives has been much less pronounced. According to Spotrac, Landry has an average salary of $15.1 million, while Cooks’ contract is worth $16.2 million a year.
In this regard, either party can claim a victory with this agreement. Kittle rightly becomes the highest-paid player in his position, while San Francisco has avoided paying too much cash in a year in which the 49ers’ money plans have been confused through the coronavirus pandemic.
The full main points of the contract will want to be obvious to make it transparent what will have an effect on Kittle’s agreement on the Niners’ ability to rehire key loose agents in 2021. Corners Richard Sherman and K’Waun Williams and were taken at Trent Williams are among those on the market in a year in which the salary cap is set at $175 million. In the past, the limit was expected to be about $210 million.
The next challenge the San Francisco Front wants to plan is to incorporate those top-tier skills into new offerings with a d’dirling pay limit. However, they can now do so safely knowing that the player who commits Shanahan’s attack has a long-term contract.
I’m a UK-based journalist with the NFL in intensity since 2014. I’ve already been a leading columnist for the San Francisco 49ers for
I’m a UK-based journalist who’s covered the NFL in intensity since 2014. In the past I was a featured columnist in the San Francisco 49ers for Bleacher Report and since then I have written for Fansided, covering each and every facet of the league for its Star Product. NFL online page and draft “With the First Pick”.
Canopy the league from an analytical point of view for Pro Football Network and I have also been published in Sporting News. In addition, I give a contribution to the British magazine NFL Gridiron, with articles published in the monthly factor and in the weekly online edition.