Prorated signing (PRTD SB) and option bonuses (OPT BON) are shaded above. This salary-cap amortization, as explained below, is the key 49ers’ technique when crafting big contracts to fit under the cap.
Kittle, 31, signed for $35 million in new guaranteed money — essentially two fully secured years. That’s a big upgrade over Kittle’s prior setup, which saw him entering the lame-duck year of his old contract with no guaranteed money remaining. Kittle’s agent, Jack Bechta, maneuvered for the deal to be technically worth $19.1 million annually, which edges out the $19 million APY pact that Trey McBride reached with the Arizona Cardinals just about a month prior.