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.

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.