NFL Analyst Drops Brutal Take on 49ers' Young Talent
ESPN expert Aaron Schatz ranks San Francisco's under-25 roster near the bottom of the league, sparking urgent questions about whether the franchise can sustain success once aging superstars retire.
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But it's interesting because the way the 49ers structure these deals is really interesting.
So the, the highest base salary that the 49ers have in 2026 is gonna be Brock Purdy at $8 million.
And you look at that contract and you wonder, well, where's all that money going?
$46 million guaranteed in 2026, by far the most, right?
But then look at these numbers, Jordan, and this is the way that they're structuring these contracts so they can find these little ins and outs and everything, and ways that they can, you know, save money here and there, but also pay their guys.
Nick Bosa's base salary, 1,215,000.
Trent Williams, 1,000- 1,300, I'm sorry, 1,215,000 for, Nick Bosa.
Fred Warner, 1,650,000.
George Kittle, 1 million and a half.
Look, Brandon Aiyuk, 1,215,000.
Christian McCaffrey, 1 million, 300 This, base salaries.
These are base salaries.
Now, you have prorated, non-prorated bonuses, your guaranteed money.
Guaranteed money in 2026.
These are the players that have zero guaranteed money in 2026.
Fred Warner, Brandon Aiyuk, Christian McCaffrey, and Deommodore Lenoir.
Again, I would like to know what's the rhyme or reason to structuring these contracts this way, you know, the ins and outs and why someone would do all these things.
But I find it interesting that I'm looking through all these numbers and I see all of that, and that has to be in an effort to be able to maneuver the, the cap however you want, which kind of goes to your point, Jordan, of, like, is this funny money?
Is it posturing and everything as well, too?
Because no matter what it looks like for next year, you know the team isn't gonna be $35 million over the cap.
