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49ers sign tight end George Kittle to four-year contract extension
The star tight end signed a four-year contract extension with the 49ers on Tuesday.
George Kittle is staying put in San Francisco.
The star tight end signed a four-year contract extension with the 49ers on Tuesday.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the deal is worth $76.4 million and includes $40 million guaranteed.
The 31-year-old Kittle is entering the final year of a five-year, $75 million extension that he signed in 2020. He is owed $14.4 million in base salary for this season.
Kittle did not report for the start of the team’s off-season program last week, leading to speculation that he was seeking an extension.
The tight end market got reset this off-season when Arizona signed Trey McBride to a $76 million, four-year extension for the highest annual value for any tight end.
Kittle was a second-team All-Pro last season, making 78 catches for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns.
Since being drafted in the fifth round in 2017, Kittle has been a first or second-team All-Pro five times in eight seasons and has 538 catches for 7,380 yards and 45 touchdowns.
Kittle has been busy this off-season, attending WrestleMania in Las Vegas and participating in the TCG All-Star curling event in Nashville.
— With files from The Associated Press.
