The 49ers are signing linebacker Fred Warner to a three-year contract extension worth $63 million with $56 million guaranteed, according to a Monday afternoon report from Adam Schefter of ESPN. The deal makes him the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL.

The San Francisco 49ers aren’t done paying up just yet. As the organization undergoes a dramatic facelift this offseason amid some departing talent and the need to reset their team’s life cycle, the 49ers are locking in the few remaining roster cornerstones left in the building.

Brock Purdy’s journey from the final pick of the 2022 NFL draft to agreeing to this new contract has been a remarkable one.