Thanks to a late-night, West-Coast tweet, it appears as if San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is actually close to a massive contract extension that would make him the “the highest paid TE in the game by far.”
First, it was awkwardly reported by SI.com Kittle would sign a six-year, $94.8 million contract extension Friday:
Take this for what it’s worth.
A well-placed source who has been correct in the past just texted me this: The 49ers will announce George Kittle’s contract extension this Friday.
According to the source, it will be a six-year extension worth $94.8 million — or $15.8 million per season. Of that money, the 49ers guaranteed 50 percent of it, or $47.4 million. Kittle also will receive a $25 million signing bonus, and the 49ers will structure his deal in such a way that he will cost them only $10 million of their salary cap space in 2021.
The tight end appeared to knock down the report with a tweet:
The NFL Network’s Michael Silver, however, seemed to boost credibility of the report.
And from the darkness of night, came the RapSheet tweet.
Kittle was a fifth-round draft pick out of Iowa in 2017 who has blossomed. He had 43 catches as a rookie and followed with 88 and 85, respectively. In three seasons, he has 2,945 receiving yards and 12 TD receptions.
