The and All-Pro tight end have come to terms on a five-year extension, according to . Kittle's agent, Jack Bechta, has confirmed to that the five-year extension is worth $75 Nicolas Claxton Jersey million. It includes an $18 million signing bonus, $30 million due at signing, and has $40 million in total guarantees.The $15 million average annual value to this deal now makes Kittle the highest-paid tight end in the by a rather large margin. That ousts Chargers tight end Hunter Henry for the highest AAV at the position for 2020 of just over $10.6 million after being hit with the franchise tag earlier this year. It also bests Austin Hooper, who just Spencer Dinwiddie Jersey signed a four-year, $42 million contract with the Cleveland Browns just a few months ago at the start of free agency. Hooper's AVV is now the third-highest among tight ends in the league for 2020 at $10.5 million.Talks about getting a deal of this magnitude between San Francisco and Kittle have gone on dating back to LIV, , and now have come to fruition. The 49ers bra s have been open about keeping Kittle, who was selected by the franchise in the fifth round of the 2017 , for the long-term. GM John Lynch even stated his back in late July while appearing on KNBR."George is such a great fit for what we do," Lynch said at the time. "He's a tremendous player. (I'm) sitting here looking at the vision statement for what we want in a player, and George checks every box. He's tremendous. He's what Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Jersey we want to be. So I think it would be silly Wilson Chandler Jersey not to figure that out, so we're going to do our best to do just that." And now they have.After being drafted by the club, Kittle has blo somed into one of the top tight ends the league has to offer. Through his first three seasons, no tight end in NFL history has more receiving yards (2,945) than Kittle with Mike Ditka (2,774) and Rob Gronkowski (2,663) both behind him at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. In 2018, he broke the single-season record for most receiving yards (1,377) by a tight end in NFL history Jeff Green Jersey . Last year, he made another leap being named first-team All-Pro after hauling in 85 pa ses for 1,053 yards and five touchdowns while helping San Francisco win the NFC before ultimately falling short in the Super Bowl. With Kittle now under contract for the next half-decade, the Niners can continue building towards another Super Bowl title for the storied franchise and know that they'll have a lethal tight end firmly placed within the offense.
The and All-Pro tight end have come to terms on a five-year extension, according to . Kittle's agent, Jack Bechta, has confirmed to that the five-year extension is worth $75 Nicolas Claxton Jersey million. It includes an $18 million signing bonus, $30 million due at signing, and has $40 million in total guarantees.The $15 million average annual value to this deal now makes Kittle the highest-paid tight end in the by a rather large margin. That ousts Chargers tight end Hunter Henry for the highest AAV at the position for 2020 of just over $10.6 million after being hit with the franchise tag earlier this year. It also bests Austin Hooper, who just Spencer Dinwiddie Jersey signed a four-year, $42 million contract with the Cleveland Browns just a few months ago at the start of free agency. Hooper's AVV is now the third-highest among tight ends in the league for 2020 at $10.5 million.Talks about getting a deal of this magnitude between San Francisco and Kittle have gone on dating back to LIV, , and now have come to fruition. The 49ers bra s have been open about keeping Kittle, who was selected by the franchise in the fifth round of the 2017 , for the long-term. GM John Lynch even stated his back in late July while appearing on KNBR."George is such a great fit for what we do," Lynch said at the time. "He's a tremendous player. (I'm) sitting here looking at the vision statement for what we want in a player, and George checks every box. He's tremendous. He's what Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Jersey we want to be. So I think it would be silly Wilson Chandler Jersey not to figure that out, so we're going to do our best to do just that." And now they have.After being drafted by the club, Kittle has blo somed into one of the top tight ends the league has to offer. Through his first three seasons, no tight end in NFL history has more receiving yards (2,945) than Kittle with Mike Ditka (2,774) and Rob Gronkowski (2,663) both behind him at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. In 2018, he broke the single-season record for most receiving yards (1,377) by a tight end in NFL history Jeff Green Jersey . Last year, he made another leap being named first-team All-Pro after hauling in 85 pa ses for 1,053 yards and five touchdowns while helping San Francisco win the NFC before ultimately falling short in the Super Bowl. With Kittle now under contract for the next half-decade, the Niners can continue building towards another Super Bowl title for the storied franchise and know that they'll have a lethal tight end firmly placed within the offense.
