The San Francisco 49ers lost plenty of talent in free agency, but they have spent the second half of the offseason rewarding some of their best players. First, tight end George Kittle received a four-year,

The 49ers, somewhat uncharacteristically, already brokered contract extensions before summer break for their three most prominent leaders: Purdy (five years, $265 million), Kittle (four years, $76.4 million) and Warner (three years, $63 million).

Now, after making Fred Warner the highest-paid inside linebacker in the NFL on Monday, it sure seems like the 49ers had a pretty good plan all along: Retool the roster with an infusion of youth while giving their core of eight star players a two-year window to chase a return to the Super Bowl.