Fansided · Jun 22, 2020
How 49ers create cap space to extend George Kittle
George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
The 49ers need to extend George Kittle, and there are moves to be made to free up the needed salary cap space.
Earlier, Niner Noise broke down speculative reasons why the San Francisco 49ers could potentially trade their best player, All-Pro tight end George Kittle, at some point not so far down the road and perhaps after the upcoming 2020 campaign.
It wouldn’t be the ideal situation, of course. But the circumstances could ultimately force general manager John Lynch and Co. to go that route, primarily because Kittle could be seeking a new contract worth around $20 million annually.
