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Nick Waggoner
Santa Clara, California-Los San Francisco 49ers and Field Marshal Brock Purdy do not yet have a long-term contract extension. But that is not keeping Purdy away from the team when his training program begins out of season.
As the Niners report for the beginning of their low season program on Tuesday, Purdy is part of the group of players participating in voluntary activities, a source to Adam Schefter of ESPN told. The Fred Warner supporter, who is still under contract for two more seasons, but could also be online for an extension, is also present.
A NIER that also seeks a new agreement that is not in the installation of the team on Tuesday is the wing closed George Kittle, who is entering the last year of the contract he signed in 2020. While Kittle has told ESPN that he would like to sign an extension that would allow him to retire as a child, it is not unusual for veteran as he like him to lose this portion of the exit of the program of the operation.
The 49ers and Purdy, meanwhile, have been trying to reach an agreement during most of the low season that will keep Purdy in its place as a long -term field marshal. Established to enter his fourth year in the League, this is the first time that Purdy has been eligible for an extension.
After the season, Purdy indicated that, ideally, he would like to have an agreement at the beginning of the low season program. At the League meetings in Palm Beach last month, General Manager John Lynch indicated that it was at least one possibility.
“I don’t think it’s too optimistic [to get it done by then]”Lynch then said.” I think I understand why Brock wants that. We would like very much, so we have to find that right place for both sides, and I would not love anything but that is the case. “
While an agreement has not yet materialized, Purdy’s presence at the beginning of the voluntary portion of the low season is at least an indication that negotiations have not become acrimony.
Purdy is scheduled to win $ 5 million in the last year of its rookie agreement and it is believed that it seeks an agreement that could increase its annual salary to more than $ 50 million per season.
Kittle is entering the last year of an extension of five years and $ 75 million signed in 2020. It is scheduled to count $ 22,085,000 against the 2025 salary limit, a number that would exceed its previous previous stop for a little less than $ 10 million. Its agreement also includes the empty years until 2028 that total more than a limit of $ 13 million in 2026 after the contract expires.
With the closed wing of the Arizona cardinals, Trey McBride, signing an extension of four years with an average of $ 19 million per season, Kittle is now the fourth highest wing higher in the NFL in the average annual salary.
Kittle told ESPN after the season that he doesn’t want to go anywhere.
“My goal is to use red and gold all my career,” Kittle said.
In the NFL Combine of February, Lynch said that the Nikes also want Kittle to finish their career in San Francisco, although he also indicated that some other business pieces would probably be preceded.
The 49ers begin their OTA on May 27, but their first mandatory activity of the low season is not until its mini -family from June 10 to 11.
