The San Francisco 49ers are nearing an extension with star linebacker Fred Warner, according to NBC Sports’s Jennifer Lee Chan.
Warner, 28, is in the fourth year of a five-year, $95 million extension he signed back in 2021, and could now be in line for a record-breaking contract at the position.
“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 [negotiations],” Lee Chan wrote.
“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.