Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by Cisco0623:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by BigBug415:
I'm just here so I don't get fined.
Basically, no way he's actually practicing while asking for a trade/new deal.
To me its a such a big risk because if he gets hurt or doesn't play well that hurts his value for next season. I also don't believe the FO is lowballing him. Sure he can go to a team and make a few million more, but there's no way he will have the same talent around him either (which is exactly why they CAN pay a few million more lol). Players cant be that dense can they?
He has no leverage. He can get hurt in practice but he is more likely to get hurt during the season. There's no way he sits out the year and lowers his free agent value in 2025. He would forfeit his salary which is $14 mil this season. That would wipe out the gains he would make assuming he eventually signs a 4 year deal for about $30 million per year. It makes no financial sense.
If he sits out this year he forfeits a contract year and he will still be under 49ers rights the following year. He hasn't accrued enough years to be considered a FA. He has no leverage at all right now.
Q. What constitutes an "accrued season"?
A.
Six or more regular season games on a club's active/inactive, reserve/injured or reserve/physically unable to perform lists.
From:
https://operations.nfl.com/updates/football-ops/2024-nfl-free-agency-questions-answers/
Accrued Season – A player earns an Accrued Season if he is on full pay status on the team's 53-man roster, Injured Reserve (IR), or Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)(except if the injury is non-football related) for
6 or more games in any one season.
From:
https://russellstreetreport.com/salarycap/nfl-glossary/
The above is just for informational purposes. Not saying he'll try to somehow sit/hold out for 11 games.