Kicker Piñeiro signs four-year extension with 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a four-year, $17 million contract extension with kicker Eddy Piñeiro, including $10 million guaranteed. Piñeiro went 28-for-29 on field goals after joining the team in Week 2.

The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a four-year contract extension with kicker Eddy Piñeiro. The deal is reported as being worth $17 million with $10 million guaranteed, according to Piñeiro's agents. Piñeiro signed with the 49ers in Week 2 of last season and the extension keeps him off the early free-agent negotiating market. General manager John Lynch had said retaining Piñeiro was a priority at the NFL combine. Key details: - The extension is reported as four years for $17 million, with $10 million guaranteed, per Piñeiro's agents. - The deal prevents Piñeiro from entering the early free-agent negotiating window that opens Monday. - Piñeiro joined the 49ers in Week 2 after the team waived Jake Moody following the season opener. - He converted 28 of 29 field-goal attempts last season, including six makes from 50-plus yards. - His 96.6% field-goal rate for the season was the second-best mark in franchise history among kickers with at least 25 attempts. - The 49ers re-signed long snapper Jon Weeks, and punter Thomas Morstead remains a free agent the team has been working to re-sign, according to Lynch. Summary: The extension secures the team's kicker position and removes Piñeiro from the upcoming open market. It follows a season in which he converted 28 of 29 field-goal attempts and made six kicks from 50 yards or more. Work to re-sign punter Thomas Morstead was reported as ongoing.