San Francisco 49ers: Will Daniel Kilgore Start at Center in 2014?

March 1, 2014   ·   Bryan Knowles   ·   Jump to comments


News broke on Thursday that the San Francisco 49ers extended the contract of Daniel Kilgore, their reserve offensive lineman who was set to be in the last year of his rookie contract this season.  With Jonathan Goodwin not under contract for 2014, the move is a little more significant than your regular backup signing.
“We are pleased to extend the contract of a talented, young player like Dan,” general manager Trent Baalke said in the team’s statement on the signing.  “This move is another example of our philosophy to extend the contracts of our own young players.”
It’s certainly no surprise the team wanted to keep Kilgore around.  He may have been a fifth-round draft pick back in 2011, but the team was high on him from the start—they actually traded up to go and get him.
Since then, Kilgore’s mostly been in a reserve role—he’s yet to actually start a game in the NFL.  He did, however, pl...

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