Only $12 million? That may still sound like a lot, but as ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted, most big quarterback deals are in the $24 million to $40 million range.
Kaepernick and the 49ers agreed to a 6-year, $126 million deal this afternoon. The deal includes $61 million in guaranteed money.
According to Field Yates of ESPN, the San Francisco 49ers have restructured the contract of guard Laken Tomlinson, creating an additional $1.34 million of salary-cap space by converting salary into bonuses.
A couple of teams restructured contracts of starting guards by converting salary into bonuses to create 2020 cap space: ▪️Buccaneers with Ali Marpet: $4.125M created▪️49ers with Laken Tomlinson (voidable years added): $1.34M created— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 21,
