NFL Network’s Deion Sanders: Why George Kittle is the 49ers’ biggest difference maker

We finally know where San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle ranks in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020. He is the highest-ranked tight end on the list and came in at No. 7. The next-highest ranked tight end was Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, who came in at No. 18. Kittle becomes the highest-ranked tight end in the history of the NFL Top 100 Players. The top TE voted on by the [email protected] star @gkittle46 checks in at No. 7 on

Kyle Juszczyk is entering the final year of his four-year, $21 million deal. That is a lot of money for a fullback. Of course, few play-callers value the position as much as San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. Bill Barnwell of ESPN once again ranked the NFL's biggest outlier contracts in 2020, and for the fourth year in a row, Juszczyk's deal comes in at No. 1. The deal is a whopping 132 percent above the position average. That's a significant gap. "The gap between him and the rest of the pack has fallen after the (Derek) Watt and (C.J.) Ham contracts were signed, but there's still a huge space

There is a lot of uncertainty in the NFL's future. I'm not just talking about training camp or the upcoming season. Yes, the preseason games have been eliminated. No, we don't know if the season will be played in its entirety. Although, the league is, perhaps dangerously, pushing forward to play amidst a pandemic. There is a lot of uncertainty in the years ahead, too. No one knows how an unprecedented season like this one will impact the league financially. Will there be the money for teams to retain their most-talented players? What happens if he salary cap drops significantly? There are so many questions and far fewer answers. These uncertainties are part of the reasons why San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle doesn't have a contract