With the deadline for NFL players to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to COVID-19 concerns set for Aug. 7 if the NFL and NFLPA finalize the language of their new health protocols Friday, NFL Network personality Mike Silver floated a potentially extreme scenario for the San Francisco 49ers after reporting on a "significant disconnect" between team and tight end George Kittle in contract talks.
Kittle, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, was recently voted the seventh-best player in the NFL by his peers and is undoubtedly destined to become the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.