LYNCH EXPLAINS 49ERS CONTRACT EXTENSIONS GOT DONE QUICKER THAN USUAL

The 49ers have a history of signing their standout players to big-time contract extensions. And it was not always pretty. George Kittle, Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel, Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams had, at times, contentious contract negotiations with the team. The deals got done, but they took a while.

Kittle, Warner and Samuel got their second contracts completed just as training camp was opening. Bosa, Aiyuk and Williams had long ordeals that prevented each from participating in the team’s summer practices. The distractions last summer of Williams’ holdout and Aiyuk’s “hold in” appeared to have a noticeably negative impact on the team’s preparations for the season.

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