Examining the 49ers' financial situation — and Kittle's deal — before they pay Purdy - The San Francisco Standard

Examining the 49ers' financial situation — and Kittle's deal — before they pay Purdy - The San Francisco Standard

A record-setting extension for San Francisco's tight end offers insight into how the 49ers could structure a new deal for their star quarterback.

Better than average: Tight ends

As always, there are so few difference-making tight ends that after the top five of the position, there’s only moderate to mediocre fantasy value in all the rest. But as with the other positions, here are how tight ends fared considering how they stacked up against all other tight ends who faced the Better than average Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width:…