The San Francisco 49ers checked off a major offseason to-do last week when they signed superstar tight end George Kittle to a massive contract worth $76.4 million, locking the six-time Pro-Bowler up for years to come while making him the highest-paid TE in the NFL.
Kittle would have been entering the final year of a five-year contract come the fall, so the extension was surely top of mind for the front office. Indeed, there had been rumors that, just before the deal was finalized, both sides were "far apart" in talks, but clearly the parties worked it out (if there was even anything wrong to begin with).
