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The Deets: What the 49ers signing Jordan Reed means for George Kittle

Niners training camp has technically already started, though it will be another few weeks until the team is on the field practicing. Such is 2020.

But San Francisco made a late addition to the now-80-man roster Monday, signing tight end Jordan Reed to an incentive-laden one-year deal.

With George Kittle’s contract negotiations seemingly at a standstill, it’s easy to read too far into the Niners signing a former Pro Bowl player at the same position.

But Reed — who only played his rookie. . .