Months of negotiation ended shortly after the draft when All-Pro tight end George Kittle signed a 5-year, $91.4M extension. However, before that deal was cemented there was a stunning deal on the table the 49ers passed on — one that perhaps they should have thought about.

San Francisco 49ers star player George Kittle has become the highest-paid tight end in NFL history thanks to his four-year extension—and much of his previous $75 million contract went into creating a serene farm sanctuary in Tennessee.

George Kittle is set up to finish his career with the San Francisco 49ers after inking a four-year extension with the organization that takes him through his age-36 season. However, days before he came to terms on that extension, one club tried to pry the star tight end out of the Bay Area.