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Details emerge on Kwon Alexander’s contract with the 49ers
Mar 12, 2019 at 1:23 PM
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The San Francisco 49ers agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth up to $54 million with Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker and impending free agent Kwon Alexander.
We now have some details on the four-year deal courtesy of Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. The contract cannot be signed until the start of the new league year on Wednesday.
Potential worth: $54 million
Guaranteed: $27.5 million
Signing bonus: $4 million
2019 roster bonus: $8.5 million
More details, including yearly salaries, can be found within Wilson's tweet below.
Alexander's $13.5 million annual salary will make him the second-highest paid player on the 49ers roster behind quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. If things don't work out in San Francisco, the team can move on after the 2019 season with just a $3 million hit in dead money.
Here is a year-by-year breakdown of Alexander's contract courtesy of
Spotrac.com.
Year |
Base Salary |
Cap Hit |
2019 |
$1,750,000 |
$11,531,250 |
2020 |
$11,250,000 |
$13,100,000 |
2021 |
$12,550,000 |
$14,400,000 |
2022 |
$12,650,000 |
$14,500,000 |
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