Christian McCaffrey will remain with the 49ers for at least the next few seasons.
The superstar running back and reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year award recipient signed a two-year contract extension with San Francisco on Tuesday, the team announced. The extension is for two years and $38 million, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio first reported.
CMC will be in red & gold for a while 👏
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McCaffrey originally was under contract with the 49ers through the 2025 NFL season, and his extension now will keep him in the Red and Gold through the 2027 season while making him the league's highest-paid running back at an average annual value of $19 million per season.
After originally signing a four-year, $64 million contract extension with the Carolina Panthers in 2020, McCaffrey -- as Spotrac's Michael Ginnitti pointed out on X -- now will be owed $62 million over the next four seasons after tacking on two additional years with the 49ers.
RB Christian McCaffrey had 2 years, $24M remaining on his contract with the #49ers. Assuming this is 2 new years, $38M new money, he's now looking at a 4 year, $62M total value contract through 2027.
The 27-year-old has earned $65.6M in his 7-year career, which already ranks 4th…— Spotrac (@spotrac) June 4, 2024
