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Al and Zain are back for an emergency podcast to discuss the San Francisco 49ers signing their All-Pro linebacker, Fred Warner, to a massive five-year, $95 million extension. It's a significant signing that keeps the defensive star with the team for the foreseeable future. The duo also examines what Warner's deal means for the 49ers' financial future and identifies the blue-chip players on the roster. Plus some NBA Finals talk. You can listen to the latest "No Huddle

Soon after news of the deal broke, Pro Football Talk released the details of linebacker Fred Warner's massive contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers. The five-year deal has a potential value of $95.225 million, including $40.5 million guaranteed. That would earn the All-Pro linebacker about $19 million a year. Interestingly, the contract's final two years are voidable, so the 49ers can choose to pick up those years if they find themselves in a healthy salary-cap situation. If they don't, then they have some options. Looking only at the extension itself and not 2021, which is the final year of his rookie deal, here is a year-by-year breakdown,

On July 6th, I gave my initial thoughts on what a Fred Warner extension could potentially look like and just two weeks later, the linebacker signed a massive extension to stay with the 49ers. Warner's five-year deal has a potential value of $95.225 million, including $40.5 million guaranteed. The extension kicks in during the 2022 season, not the upcoming year, keeping Warner's current cap hit the same at a very reasonable $3.636 million. Per Spotrac, Warner's cap hits are $8.164 million, $18.525 million, $22.1 million, $24.45 million, and $21.986 million from 2022–2026, respectively. He earns $40.5 million in total guarantees to go

According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the San Francisco 49ers are signing star linebacker Fred Warner to a five-year, $95 million extension with $40.5 million in guarantees. The $19 million per year average makes him the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL. The #49ers and LB Fred Warner have reached agreement on a five-year extension worth more than $95 million with $40.5 million in guarantees, source says. The first-team All Pro is now the highest-paid inside linebacker in the NFL.— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo)