49ers sign Pro Bowler Joe Staley to two-year extension

Joe Staley is no longer in a contract year. The longtime 49ers left tackle agreed to a two-year extension to stay with the team through 2021, the 49ers announced Wednesday night. Back in April, the six-time Pro Bowler had not yet decided about playing beyond the 2019 season. Evidently, he now has. This new deal will tether Staley to the 49ers through his age-37 season. At the 49ers’ state of the franchise event, Staley indicated a desire to play for only one NFL team, via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. The 34-year-old lineman has started all 174 regular-season games he’s played since being a 2007 first-round pick. He sits 13th on the 49ers’ all-time games-played list and is on the cusp of climbing into the top 10. Staley playing out this extension would give him a chance to trail only Jerry Rice on this list. Despite being in his 12th season in 2018, Staley graded as Pro Football Focus’ No. 6 overall tackle. And that grade represented a dip from his performances for most of this decade. The 49ers are c

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