Colton McKivitz Wants a Decade With the Niners, And the Emerald City Isn't Ready For It

Alright, 12s, we need to talk about something pretty annoying coming out of *that* place down south. You know the team. The red and gold. And specifically, a guy named Colton McKivitz. This dude has a wild, long-term goal for *their* squad, and if you bleed green and blue, it's a gut punch. McKivitz is publicly gunning for a full *ten years* with the 49ers. Yeah, a DECADE. For our biggest rival. Can you believe it? It makes you just sigh, doesn't it?

A Comeback Story We Wish Was Ours

A comeback story we wish was ours. McKivitz, a fifth-round rookie back in 2020, played in 14 games with three starts. Decent for a rookie, right? But then, August 2021, the Niners *cut him*. Gone. For a hot minute, we probably thought, "Okay, cool, one less problem." But nope, the guy's like a bad penny. They brought him back to their practice squad after he cleared waivers, then by November that same year, he was back on the active roster. He refused to disappear. Then, when Mike McGlinchey signed with the Broncos in 2023, McKivitz stepped right up as the starting right tackle. And the dude hasn't looked back. He's started *every single game* since then, including seven playoff games and Super Bowl LVIII. He even dropped a quote about not wanting to leave, talking about "scars" from being cut, but a "reason why I was drafted here, why I was cut here, and why I still play here." Now, he's had three good seasons as a starter and is heading

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into his fourth. This kind of resilience from a rival, it's frustrating.

Big Money, Bigger Problem for the Seahawks

And it gets *more* annoying for us, fam. Last September, McKivitz signed a monster three-year, $45 million extension. That contract locks him down all the way through 2028. Think about it. That puts him just one year short of hitting his ambitious ten-season goal with the Niners. Forty-five million dollars to keep a guy who was once shown the door, now entrenched as a starting tackle for our biggest rival. It's a statement of continuity. This is the long-term stability our rivals are building, something we absolutely have to keep an eye on. As our Seahawks, under Coach Mike Macdonald and with Sam Darnold throwing to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Rashid Shaheed, work through this early regular season to find their rhythm, seeing a player like McKivitz digging in for the long haul down south just highlights the challenge ahead. We need our squad to show that same kind of undeniable grit and commitment to the Emerald City. So, as our Seahawks push forward in this early part of the regular season, we know the path through the NFC West is always a grind. Guys like Colton McKivitz on the 49ers, setting these long-term goals and getting paid big to achieve them, just underscore the fierce competition. It's early, and our squad needs to show that relentless determination every single game. Let's make sure the 12s are loud, proud, and ready for what comes next, because we're in this for the long haul too. Go Hawks!

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