After brokering significant extensions with both Brock Purdy and George Kittle, sources tell NBC Sports Bay Area that the 49ers are very close to finalizing a multi-year contract extension with star linebacker Fred Warner. San Francisco appears to have learned from its past and desires a drama-free offseason, unlike 2024 where multiple players were absent from team headquarters while working through contract negations.Warner's extension likely will make the All-Pro the highest-paid inside linebacker in the NFL while keeping the 2018 third-round draft pick in the Bay Area for the foreseeable future.The veteran defender spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area on Saturday while at his ProCamps event camp at St. Francis High School in Mountain View. Warner discussed how different the 2025 offseason has been, considering extensions already having been inked for both Kittle and Purdy."I think it's obviously worked out really well being able to knock those things out earlier," Warner said. "Allowing us to focus just purely on ball and getting better as a team, so things are moving in the right direction."The common thread between Purdy, Kittle and Warner is not only their elite on-field abilities,...
Sources: Warner, 49ers close to finalizing multi-year extension
Published May 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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49ers and LB Fred Warner reportedly closing in on multi-year extension
By Marc Adams
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The San Francisco 49ers and All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner are reportedly closing in on a multi-year contract extension, according to Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area. Once the new deal is inked, Warner will be the third 49ers starter extended in the last month,...
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