The San Francisco 49ers and starting right tackle Colton McKivitz have agreed to a new deal to keep the offensive lineman in town through the 2028 season, his agents told ESPN . The three-year, $45 million contract extension includes $27 million in guaranteed money. McKivitz was in the last year of his original deal and would have become an unrestricted free agent at season's end.

The contract is a relative bargain for the 49ers. It pays McKivitz an average of $15 million per year, which is the exact amount his former backup, Jaylon Moore , is set to earn with the Kansas City Chiefs after he departed in the offseason. According to Spotrac , McKivitz's average salary will rank in a tie for the 15th-highest among right tackles.

McKivitz said just last week that he had his sigh

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