Nick Bosa still doesn’t have a new contract, but 49ers GM John Lynch remains confident the two sides will strike a deal soon.
Lynch said he, Bosa and Bosa's agent, Brian Ayrault, have agreed to keep negotiations private, and he said his contact has been exclusively with Ayrault as part of the contract talks.
Bosa, who won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year after a career-best 18.5 sacks, is set to become the highest-paid player in 49ers history as well as the top-paid edge rusher in the NFL. T.J. Watt tops the league at $28 million annually. The sticking point could be whether Bosa's next contract should exceed the $31.67 million average of Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.Conditioning does not seem to be a major concern for Bosa, who did not appear in any preseason games during his first four NFL seasons. However, Lynch pointed out the importance of getting some extended practice time to get prepared for the start of the regular season, which begins on Sunday, Sept.
"I remain confident that we'll come to an agreement, get things taking care of so we have one of our best players, one of the best teammates," Lynch said.
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