49ers re-sign long snapper Taybor Pepper to 3-year deal
Feb 26, 2023, 1:30 PM | Updated: Feb 27, 2023, 8:23 am
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 29: Robbie Gould #9, Taybor Pepper #46 and Mitch Wishnowsky #18 of the San Francisco 49ers on the bench before the NFC Championship playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 29, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the 49ers 31-7. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
(Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
The San Francisco 49ers made one of their first moves of the offseason this weekend.
The Red & Gold have reportedly signed long-snapper Taybor Pepper to a long-term extension to stay in the Bay Area. Pepper hinted at a done deal Saturday when he posted a video to his social media accounts, thanking The Faithful for the past three seasons.
The rumors were confirmed shortly thereafter by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Pepper signed a three-year deal with $1.5 million guaranteed to keep him in SF until the 2026 offseason.
A message to the Faithful ❤️ 💛 #FTTB pic.twitter.com/YOvKDUUcep
— Taybor Pepper (@TayborSnapping) February 26, 2023
Taybor Pepper had been a journeyman special-teams player before joining the 49ers in 2020, including a tryout with the team in 2018. He took over for LS Kyle Nelson, who previously had been with the organization since 2014.
The special teamer has since grown into a vital contributor for the Red & Gold, helping kicker Robbie Gould maintain an excellent mark of 86.5 percent on field goals in his career and 98 percent on point-after attempts in 2022. The 40-year-old
Gould is a free agent this offseason as well, but with Pepper staying put, could his kicker be next?
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