Having already signed several players to lucrative long-term contracts, with Nick Bosa also seeking an extension, the San Francisco 49ers' window of contention with this core group could be closing soon.
All-Pro tight end George Kittle acknowledged the end might be near while speaking to ESPN's Nick Wagoner about the upcoming 2023 season:
"We understand that we have a fantastic football team. We have great core guys at really important positions. We understand that the window or whatever that is could be closing. We're going to try our best to keep that window open as long as we possibly can, but we're going to try to sneak out some wins while that window is still open.