49ers re-sign Eddy Pineiro to four-year contract

Eddy Pineiro has agreed to a four-year contract to remain the San Francisco 49ers, giving the team stability at kicker after he took over before Week 1 and finished the season 28 of 29 on field goals with a long of 59 yards.

Eddy Pineiro’s contract and financial terms

His agents said the deal is worth $17 million in total, with $10 million guaranteed, and comes as Pineiro had been scheduled to hit free agency next week. The agreement secures the kicker who converted 6 of 7 attempts from 50 yards or longer and missed only one field goal that struck the crossbar on a 60-yard try in Indianapolis.

How Pineiro turned around the 49ers’ kicking unit

Pineiro arrived in San Francisco before Week 1 after the team waived Jake Moody, who had missed two field goals in a narrow win over the Seattle Seahawks to open the season. Pineiro’s first kick, a point-after attempt in New Orleans, sailed wide right, but he was otherwise sharp: he drilled a 59-yarder late in the fourth quarter of a Week 5 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams and finished the season 28 of 29 overall while missing four of his 38 extra-point attempts.

Roster moves tied to the kicking game and what’s next

The team has already extended long snapper Jon Weeks with a one-year deal and is working on a contract with punter Thomas Morstead, who turns 40 on Sunday and is also a free agent. With Pineiro now under contract for four years, the 49ers have settled the kicking role before approaching negotiations for other specialists.

Next on the immediate roster calendar: the organization continues talks with the punter and will integrate Pineiro into offseason plans with the certainty of a multi-year deal in place.