San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle pushed back against a rumor about his current contract demands. The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported Wednesday that Kittle "wants to become the NFL’s highest-paid tight end." She added that he and the Niners "remain apart" in negotiations.

San Francisco 49ers star TE George Kittle was reportedly absent from voluntary team workouts Tuesday amid his expiring contract.

Yet several of those players ripe for extensions, including quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle, had a question looming of whether or not they'd attending the club's voluntary workouts amid these ongoing negotiations.

Per The Athletic's Dianna Russini, Purdy and the 49ers are "inching closer" to working out a long-term deal that will make him one of the 10 highest-paid players in the NFL by average annual salary.

The San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy appear to be at an impasse in their contract discussions. While Purdy wants a deal similar to the one Dak Prescott got from the Dallas Cowboys, John Lynch and the 49ers do not seem inclined to give it to him.

Despite entire news cycles devoted to how badly the San Francisco 49ers wanted to get a contract extension done quickly for quarterback Brock Purdy, there's been essentially no news about a new deal for weeks.