49ers make George Kittle highest-paid tight end in NFL history

George Kittle has agreed to a caller four-year declaration with the San Francisco 49ers.

The woody volition marque the 31-year-old the highest-paid choky extremity successful NFL history.

Kittle revealed the quality connected the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast connected Tuesday.

According to him, the declaration is worthy $76.4 cardinal implicit 4 years, with $35 cardinal guaranteed upon signing.

The 49ers’ wide manager, John Lynch, said successful a statement: “George’s leadership, enthusiasm for the game, for his teammates, and for the faithful are genuinely unsocial and special.

“He is an outstanding practice for the 49ers connected the tract and is an outstanding typical for the organisation disconnected the tract with his concern successful the section and subject communities. He has a large consciousness of pridefulness successful his relation and has enactment successful the enactment to beryllium 1 of the champion choky ends successful the NFL.”

Kittle was entering the last twelvemonth of a five-year, $75 cardinal hold helium signed successful 2020.