The won't signal the end of ' career. The team announced Monday that Ryans has signed a new contract that will keep him with the through 2016. The new deal is a two-year contract worth $7. Bill Walton Jersey 5 million in base value, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The agreement can be worth up to $10.5 million and includes $6.25 million guaranteed, Rapoport added. The deal lowers Ryans' 2015 salary-cap number of $6.9 million to about $3 million. The 30-year-old linebacker is recovering from the second torn Achilles of his nine-year career. Coach Chip Kelly insisted in January that the need to keep Ryans on the roster because he "sets the tone for everybody on the defensive side of the ball." Immediately after the Alonso trade, Kelly again emphasized that Ryans is not expendable. "I like having ," Kelly explained. "Mychal (Kendricks) mi sed some games last year, DeMeco mi sed games last year, Kiko has mi sed games. We're trying to accumulate as many good football players as we can." The will have to figure out how to distribute the reps in training camp, as Ryans has " " he'll be back on the field by late July. Between Ryans' leadership and the impre sive closing speed of Kendricks and Alonso, the should boast one of the NFL's best inside-linebacker corps this season. The latest Podcast Find more content on . Anfernee Simons Jersey