SEATTLE -- The San Francisco 49ers and right tackle Colton McKivitz came to terms on a three-year, $45 million contract that includes $27 million guaranteed, agents Doug Hendrickson and CJ LaBoy told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday morning.
The deal will keep McKivitz in San Francisco through the 2028 season.
McKivitz's deal comes less than a week after he indicated that both he and the team wanted to work something out to keep him around for the long haul, but added he wasn't sure they were close.
"I think it's pretty open right now," McKivitz said on Wednesday. "Nothing crazy is going on but both sides have said that we want to be here, which I do. I love playing here. I love being a part of this team and they've reciprocated that. So when it does come, I'd be excited for it, but we'll see."
As it turned out, a deal for McKivitz came sooner rather than later, bringing with it a sizable raise from the one-year, $7 million contract extension he signed in March 2024. McKivitz may have been able to earn more on the open market in free agency considering his previous backup, Jaylon Moore, signed a deal for $15 million per year with the Kansas City Chiefs in March.
But McKivitz's desire to stay with the team that drafted him in the fifth round in 2020 and stuck with him as he developed won out.
"Colton's been one of, I think, the most reliable guys on our team really since he got in when (Mike) McGlinchey left," Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said. "Colton is such a good story. I mean he was a fifth-round pick. We cut him once, put him on practice squad, he ended up coming back and playing for us. I still remember Week 17 game versus the Rams when, it wasn't until before the game that we realized Trent couldn't go and Colin went in there and played unbelievable, gave us a chance to go to the playoffs and it was the next year that he really took over that starting position at right tackle and he's been our guy there ever since.
"Just the consistency he's played with, the fact that I believe he gets better each year also and really that I think Colin's one of the true leaders on our team and team, truly a 49er and really pumped that we found a way to keep him here."
On a team that has had many moving parts because of roster turnover and injuries, McKivitz has been one of the Niners' most dependable players in recent years. Since becoming a full-time starter in 2023, McKivitz has not missed any of a possible 35 starts.