ANDY LEE RUMORS & GOSSIP

The 49ers are not only securing the long-term services of their star performers as they aim to build an enduring contender, they also are rewarding them with the big bucks of top-dollar contracts. Andy Lee’s new deal that makes him one of the highest-paid punters in NFL history is the latest example, but it follows a recent trend of the team sparing no expense to hold onto to its best players.

The San Francisco 49ers took another step in securing their future by working out a contract extension for punter Andy Lee. Lee, who has been with the 49ers since 2004 signed a six year extension that will keep him in the Bay area through the 2018 season. The three time All Pro was a vital part to the 49ers success last year, as his consistency and focus kept opposing return specialists...

Andy Lee has made every punt and held every field goal and extra-point attempt -- minus a few in the preseason -- for the San Francisco 49ers since 2004. Now Lee and his booming leg will be a part of the 49ers even longer. San Francisco signed the three-time All-Pro punter to a six-year contract extension Wednesday that will keep him keep him with the franchise through the 2018...

If punters get better with age, you have to wonder how far and how well Andy Lee will be booming the football by the year 2018. The three-time Pro Bowler still will be kicking for the 49ers then after signing a six-year contract extension that will make him one of the highest-paid punters in NFL history, a fitting reward for a guy who’s putting up some of the best numbers ever for his position.

The 49ers extended the contract of the great Andy Lee today. The extension is for 6 years and keeps Andy in Red and Gold through the 2018 season. Matt Maiocco tweeted that the annual value will be around $4 million. Four million for the greatest punter in the history of the NFL. That is what I call a steal. The Jets may have Jesus, but the 49ers have God. “The 49ers are pleased...

San Francisco 49ers' punter Andy Lee signed a six-year extension that will take him through the 2018 season. A three-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, Lee has been one of the league's most productive punters. In 2011, he set the NFL single-season record in net punting average, at 44 yards. "The 49ers are pleased to have reached a long term contract...

The San Francisco 49ers have signed three-time All-Pro punter Andy Lee to a six-year contract extension through the 2018 season. The 49ers announced Lee's extension Wednesday. San Francisco selected Lee in the sixth round of the 2004 draft with the 188th pick overall. The 29-year-old has played in 128 games for the 49ers and holds team records in punts (723), yards (33,069...

Andy Lee, who averaged a NFL record 44.0 net yards per punt last season, has agreed to a contract extension, CSN Bay Area first reported Wednesday morning. Lee earned first-team AP All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in his eighth season out of Pittsburgh, he ranks second in NFL history with both a net average of 38.9 yards per punt and a gross average of 45.7 yards per punt. Not only did...

The impact of special teams is often overlooked in the recap of any football game, unless it pertains to a game-changing blunder. But the role of any NFL specialist is quite often integral to the outcome of the game. There is no more obvious example of how vital a specialist, like a punter, can be to a team than with Andy Lee's importance to this year's San Francisco 49ers...

San Francisco 49ers punter Andy Lee has been named the NFC Special Teams Players of the Week. Lee had a net average of 49.2 yards on six punts, with four punts placed inside the opponents' 20-yard line, in Monday night's 20-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lee has gone to the Pro Bowl in two of thre last four seasons, Lee is likely headed back to Hawai'i as he leads...