The $19.1 million average annual value tops the previous record for a tight end of $19 million set earlier this offseason when Trey McBride resigned with Arizona.

The 49ers and George Kittle put an end to a week of simmering contract drama and inked a record-breaking four-year extension.

31-year-old George Kittle has just broken records after agreeing to a contract that will make him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history. On Tuesday, April 29, it was revealed that Kittle had signed a $76.4 million four-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers.