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A new tight end contract for San Francisco 49ers George Kittle may not have been done exactly yet, but it looks like the wait will not last long.
According to the NFL Network, the 49ers and Kittle are nearing completion on a deal that will make Kittle ‘the highest paid tight end in the league’ far ‘.
A report by SI.com earlier in the day indicated that a new deal for Kittle would be announced on Friday. Kittle himself apparently took trouble with that characterization on his Twitter account after he “Y’all.” believe everything you read on the internet he. More reports followed that said that although a deal had not yet been made, it appeared as progress was being made towards an agreement. Now it appears that progress was left to the final stages of negotiations.
Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry carries the largest average salary for the position at $ 10.6 million for this year on the franchise tag. The four-year contract that Austin Hooper has signed with the Cleveland Browns this offseason worth $ 42 million is the benchmark multi-year deal for the position.
