The 49ers’ biggest investment yet in their Super Bowl search has led to Nick Bosa’s record-setting contract extension.
SANTA CLARA – Defensive end Nick Bosa has agreed to the richest contract in 49ers history, ending a 43-day holdout in what truly was a fait accompli, for a franchise that’s investing so much toward its first Super Bowl title since the 1994 season.Bosa’s five-year, $170 million extension includes $122.5 million guaranteed, ESPN first reported just before coach Kyle Shanahan was to meet with the media and an hour before Wednesday’s practice.
Also playing this season on big-money deals are tight end George Kittle, linebacker Fred Warner, left tackle Trent Williams, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, cornerback Charvarius Ward, and defensive tackles Arik Armstead and Javon Hargrave. The 49ers’ last Super Bowl win coincided with the 1994 installation of the salary cap – at a mere $34.6 million. That is almost as much as the Los Angeles Rams’ annual salary to Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the standard bearer for Bosa’s deal.
Watt played 69 snaps and had two sacks with a forced fumble in that 23-16 road win at the Buffalo Bills, after sitting out camp and debuting in practice only three days earlier.While Shanahan recently played it cool and said he expected Bosa to skip camp, general manager John Lynch agonized over Bosa’s absence.
Bosa became a 49ers captain last year for the first time in his career, and his influence goes beyond the on-field production to off-field inspiration, such as his team speeches on the eve of games or his overall example. Rather than rely so much on Bosa like in recent seasons, the title-minded 49ers also made a massive financial move at free agency’s onset in March, luring defensive tackle Javon Hargrave from Philadelphia .
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