It was a matter of “when” not “if” the San Francisco 49ers would work out a contract extension for Christian McCaffrey, and on Tuesday the information lastly got here down. CMC has reset the working again market with a mammoth increase in his already league-leading wage, which can now pay him a median of $19M per 12 months on the brand new deal.
Reigning Offensive Participant of the Yr Christian McCaffrey as soon as once more has reset the RB market, signing a two-year extension with the 49ers, averaging $19 million per 12 months, per sources.
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McCaffrey had two years remaining on the extension he signed with the Panthers again in 2020, which was an early signing on his rookie deal. The brand new contact will cut back his base wage $1.21M — which represents important financial savings to the cap. Presumably this deal was finished to push a reimbursement within the contract — liberating up area for the 49ers to have the liberty to work on a much-needed extension for Brandon Aiyuk.
In the meantime for McCaffrey he’ll make $8M greater than he was getting, and have extra assured cash besides. It’s a win-win deal that maintain the 49ers most-important offensive participant locked in till he’s 32, whereas additionally not committing an excessive amount of future cap area.
Even at a mammoth RB determine of $19M per, there’s little question CMC is value each cent of this new extension. He’s an important non-quarterback offensive participant within the NFL, and particularly in Kyle Shanahan’s offense he’s the focus of each drive. His do-everything capacity as each a cross catcher and residential run breaking pace opens issues up for his quarterback and takes immense strain off the necessity to have a playmaker on the place.
The extension is unlikely to have an effect on too many working backs for a number of years, however it would play a job in extensions for the subsequent spherical of high rushers who’re set to return off rookie offers. This consists of Travis Etienne of the Jaguars, Breece Corridor of the Jets, Bijan Robinson in Atlanta, and Jahmyr Gibbs of the Lions. Barring any main complication all these guys will likely be on the lookout for cash within the ballpark of the CMC deal as NFL salaries swell as a consequence of an increasing wage cap.
Not unhealthy for a man who was as soon as stated to be “too small” for the NFL, with pre-draft experiences caring whether or not his smaller body may maintain as much as punishment within the execs.
