The San Francisco 49ers locked down one of their own earlier this week after agreeing to an extension with Deommodore Lenoir. On Friday morning, general manager John Lynch shared why the 49ers chose to make Lenoir a cornerstone of the franchise moving forward: “It’s not real normal that we extend guys during the course of the year.

The San Francisco 49ers solidified their defensive backfield this week by extending cornerback Deommodore Lenoir with a five-year contract initially

Jones reported Lenoir’s five-year deal is worth $88.8 million. The original report said it was $92 million. That puts the average annual value at $17.76 million. Lenoir still lands as the No. 12 highest-paid CB in terms of average annual value.