The 49ers and Nick Bosa agreed to a five-year, $170 million extension that will make him the NFL's highest-paid defensive player, a source told ESPN.
Despite Bosa's absence, Shanahan and general manager John Lynch never expressed any doubt that a deal would get done and were adamant that trading Bosa was never an option.
For his part, Bosa, who generally prefers to do his offseason work with his brother Joey in Ft. Lauderdale, showed up at the team's June minicamp and reiterated his belief that his payday would come so long as he remained patient. On June 6, Bosa said he was"pretty confident" a deal would get done either before training camp or just after it opens. When he was asked whether he expected to become the highest-paid defensive player in the league, Bosa demurred.Clearly, it took a bit longer than even Bosa, 25, was expecting but the Niners now have the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year under contract through the XXXX season.
In 2022, Bosa posted his best season, earning his first All-Pro nod and a third Pro Bowl berth for his league-leading 18.5 sacks, 51 tackles, two forced fumbles and 58 quarterback pressures . That dominant performance came two years after Bosa suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in Week 2 of 2020. But that injury is well in Bosa's past, as he's posted a combined 34 sacks over the past two seasons. Bosa's new contract also gives him a little bit of family bragging rights as he surpassed the five-year, $135 million deal with $78 million fully guaranteed his brother, Joey, signed with the
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