San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle pushed back against a rumor about his current contract demands. The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported Wednesday that Kittle "wants to become the NFL’s highest-paid tight end." She added that he and the Niners "remain apart" in negotiations.

San Francisco 49ers star TE George Kittle was reportedly absent from voluntary team workouts Tuesday amid his expiring contract.

A dramatic offseason for the San Francisco 49ers continues as superstar tight end George Kittle seeks a new contract. Kittle, 31, was not present on Tuesday, April 22, when the team opened their voluntary offseason workouts in Santa Clara,

The San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy appear to be at an impasse in their contract discussions. While Purdy wants a deal similar to the one Dak Prescott got from the Dallas Cowboys, John Lynch and the 49ers do not seem inclined to give it to him.

Purdy, like Kittle, is also entering the final season of his contract. There was talk that he could skip the offseason workout program, but The Athletic's Michael Silver noted on

Despite entire news cycles devoted to how badly the San Francisco 49ers wanted to get a contract extension done quickly for quarterback Brock Purdy, there's been essentially no news about a new deal for weeks.