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George Kittle Signs Four-Year Extension With 49ers
Six-time Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle signed a four-year, $76.4 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday that includes $40 million guaranteed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Now that the two sides were able to work out a contract extension, Kittle should show up for the team's voluntary offseason program, while the Niners can now turn their full attention to getting an extension done with quarterback Brock Purdy. Despite being on the wrong side of 30 -- he'll turn 32 in October, Kittle finished as the TE2 in half-PPR scoring last year, behind only Las Vegas Raiders rookie Brock Bowers. He finished 2024 with 78 catches on 94 targets for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns in only 15 games played. Kittle is a high-end fantasy tight end, but he's also injury-prone and relies more on efficiency than volume, as he hasn't had triple-digit targets since 2019.
Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter
Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
Shedeur Sanders' Redraft Value Slipping Away as Offense Surges
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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Source: NFL.com
Source: NFL.com
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Source: Pro Football Reference
Source: Pro Football Reference
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Source: NFL.com
Source: NFL.com
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Source: Pro Football Reference
Source: Pro Football Reference
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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Source: Pro Football Reference
Source: Pro Football Reference
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Source: Jordan Schultz
Source: Jordan Schultz
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Source: NFL.com
Source: NFL.com
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Source: Pro Football Reference
Source: Pro Football Reference
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Source: RotoBaller
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Source: NFL.com
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Source: NewYorkJets.com
Source: NewYorkJets.com
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Source: Philadelphiaeagles.com
Source: Philadelphiaeagles.com
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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