Trending Now - 49ers Extend Kicker Eddy Piñeiro's Contract for Four Years

WHO:

Eddy Piñeiro, kicker for the San Francisco 49ers

John Lynch, general manager of the San Francisco 49ers

Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey, Piñeiro's agents

San Francisco 49ers, NFL team

WHAT:

The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a four-year contract extension with kicker Eddy Piñeiro.

The contract is worth a total of $17 million with $10 million in guarantees.

Piñeiro went 28-of-29 on field goals in 2025, with a 96.6% field goal rate, the second-best in franchise history among kickers with at least 25 attempts.

Piñeiro's 89.7% field goal conversion rate since 2000 ranks third among all kickers with at least 50 attempts.

The contract makes Piñeiro the eighth-highest-paid kicker in the league based on total value and the 13th-highest based on per-year average.

WHERE:

Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers

WHEN:

The contract extension was agreed upon on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Piñeiro signed with the 49ers in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season.

His lone field goal miss occurred on December 22, 2025.

WHY:

Retaining Piñeiro was a top offseason priority for the 49ers, as stated by John Lynch.

Piñeiro's performance in 2025 was crucial for the team's special teams unit.

HOW:

The 49ers negotiated the contract extension to prevent Piñeiro from hitting the open market when the early free agent negotiating window opens on March 9, 2026.

(UPDATED March 8, 2026 01:23 UTC)

The San Francisco 49ers have secured kicker Eddy Piñeiro with a four-year contract extension worth $17 million, including $10 million in guarantees. Piñeiro, who had an impressive season going 28-of-29 on field goals in 2025, is now the eighth-highest-paid kicker in the league based on total value. This move, finalized on Saturday, March 7, was a priority for general manager John Lynch to keep Piñeiro from entering free agency when the negotiating window opens tomorrow.