The San Francisco 49ers have come to terms on a new 3 year, $45M contract extension with right tackle Colton McKivitz on Monday.
The deal will feature $27M in guaranteed money, and keep the offensive lineman tied to the club through the 2028 NFL campaign. McKivitz’s new deal represents a sizeable pay raise from his current 1 year, $7M contract signed back in March of 2024.
Both McKivitz and the club had expressed a mutual desire to work out a longer term deal, and evidently wasted little time in getting one done.
After being selected in the 5th round (153rd overall) by the Niners back in 2020, the 29 year old played sparingly in his first few NFL seasons. McKivitz started just 5 games total between 2020-2022, before cementing himself as an everyday starter during the 2023 campaign.
With Trent Williams now 37 years old, and guard Ben Bartch set to hit free agency at season’s end, the deal adds some stability to a San Francisco offensive line that has seen plenty of turnover in recent seasons.
The team’s front office has added some youth along the line in the forms of Connor Colby and Drew Moss, but will likely need to find a centre and left tackle this offseason. Nevertheless, their right side appears to be set with McKivitz and 2024 3rd round pick Dominick Puni now locked up for at least the next 3 seasons.
San Francisco earned a 17-13 win over Seattle in their season opener this weekend, and will travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints on September 14th.
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