John Lynch describes 49ers' big-name extensions: 'It was a pretty easy decision'

In years prior, the San Francisco 49ers developed a particularly bad habit of waiting to finally extend many of their star players.

Case in point, the previous two respective seasons saw wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and defensive end Nick Bosa wait deep into training camp before extensions were signed, which certainly didn't help after market-value changes served to drive up the asking price.

Thankfully, the Niners avoided falling into that trap this offseason and managed to lock up three of their star players long before camp began: tight end George Kittle, linebacker Fred Warner and quarterback Brock Purdy.

Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, general manager John Lynch elaborated on the process and revealed a notable detail San Francisco fans will be relieved to hear:

"These guys were pretty easy decisions," Lynch said. "Brock is our quarterback, and that was an easy think-tank session. Like, going into this offseason, 'is this the guy we want to be our quarterback?' We all looked at each other and said, 'absolutely.'"

Up until the extension was finalized, though, Lynch exercised a lot of caution and mostly kept the 49ers' intentions in-house without revealing much detail.

Turns out, it wasn't too difficult a process. Purdy got his five-year, $265 million extension.

"We were also able to get two of our franchise's best players ever," Lynch continued in regard to both Warner and Kittle. "And that's saying something here with the Niners with Kittle and Fred Warner. ... They've really kind of been the standard for who we want as a team. So, to be able to lock those guys up, our third contracts with them, was a big deal for us."

In doing so, the Niners went one step further to ensure both Warner and Kittle spend the rest of their respective careers in the Bay Area.

Something Lynch had already declared, previously.

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