After extending George Kittle and Brock Purdy this offseason, the San Francisco 49ers have inked a deal with one of their franchise cornerstones on the other side of the ball.
According to ESPN‘s Adam Schefter, linebacker Fred Warner has “reached an agreement on a three-year, $63 million contract extension that includes over $56 million in guaranteed money.”
Warner becomes the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL history, again.
ESPN Sources: Four-time All-Pro LB Fred Warner and the 49ers reached agreement on a three-year, $63 million contract extension that includes over $56 million in guaranteed money that makes him the NFL’s highest-paid linebacker. It marks the second time in his seven-year NFL… pic.twitter.com/L4GHK7h4Vy
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 19, 2025
NFL Network‘s Ian Rapoport clarified that it’s $56.7 million in guaranteed money, to be exact, for the San Francisco LB.
While some faces found new homes in free agency, or via trade, 49ers’ GM John Lynch has managed to secure extensions with Kittle, Purdy, and now Warner all in the same month.
Adding plenty of new defensive pieces in the 2025 Draft, while also bringing back defensive coordinator Robert Saleh — previous DC for the 49ers who spent the last three seasons as head coach of the New York Jets — they should have a new look on the defensive end, where they hope to return to dominance.
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The San Francisco 49ers locked down their franchise quarterback last week, signing Brock Purdy to a five-year, $265 million extension. But, according to recent reports, that deal does include a no-trade clause for Mr. Irrellevant.
According to Mike Garafolo, Purdy “received a full no-trade clause for the duration of the deal, sources tell The Insiders.”
While NFL players who have a no-trade clause are an exclusive list, it’s becoming more common for quarterbacks leaguewide.
QBs with the clause include Lamar Jackson (Baltimore), Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia), Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City), Jared Goff (Detroit), Kirk Cousins (Atlanta), Dak Prescott (Dallas), and Josh Allen (Buffalo).
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