Who knows how long it will stay this way, but soon-to-be newly minted San Francisco 49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander is now the highest-paid player at this position in league history after agreeing to a four-year, $54 million deal reported Monday.
Alexander, who missed all but six games in 2018 with an ACL tear, does help beef up a Niners linebacking corps that dealt with a lot of attrition last season. Before NFL free agency began, San Francisco arguably had only one shoo-in to start at one of the three linebacker spots: second-year pro Fred Warner.