The other day I took a look at Trent Williams’ record setting $138.06 million deal, now let’s take a deeper look at fullback Kyle Juszyzck’s new 5-year deal, worth $27 million, an average of $5.4 million a year, up from his previous $5.25 million a year he was making on his 4-year deal back from 2017.
When looking at Juszyzck’z deal, it shows how much Kyle Shanahan values the type of fullback he is, hence the $5.4 million a year average.
He received $9.6 million in fully guaranteed money, which comes from a $4 million signing bonus, his 2021, 2022 base salaries, along with $1.25 million of his 2023 base salary, plus a protected $2.155 million option bonus, which is due by April 1, 2022, kind of like how both George Kittle, & Arik Armstead had, but different than what Trent Williams has.
The difference is if the 49ers decline the option bonus, that $2.155 million gets added onto his 2022 base salary, if exercised, which right now it’s being treated as likely, it would prorate at $538,750 a year from 2022-2025.
Now let’s break the deal down by year.
2021:
Cap Number: $2,251,471
Base Salary: $1.075 million (fully guaranteed)
Prorated Bonus: $800,000
Per Game Roster Bonus: $400,000
Cash Earned: $5.475 million
2022:
Cap Number: $2,958,750
Base Salary: $1,120,000 (fully guaranteed)
Prorated Bonus: $1,338,750
Per Game Roster Bonus: $400,000
Workout Bonus: $100,000
Cash Earned: $3.775 million
2023:
Cap Number: $6,588,750
Base Salary: $4.75 million ($1.25 million fully guaranteed)
Prorated Bonus: $1,388,750
Per Game Roster Bonus: $400,000
Workout Bonus: $100,000
Cash Earned: $5.25 million
2024:
Cap Number: $7,588,750
Base Salary: $5.75 million
Prorated Bonus: $1,338,750
Per Game Roster Bonus: $400,000
Workout Bonus: $100,000
Cash Earned: $6.25 million
2025:
Cap Number: $7,588,750
Base Salary: $5.75 million
Prorated Bonus: $1,338,750
Per Game Roster Bonus: $400,000
Workout Bonus: $100,000
Cash Earned: $6.25 million
Like I said the other day about Trent Williams’ deal, about is he worth his contract, and ultimately I said yes, so is Kyle Juszyzck worth his deal, the answer is, YES, no one else in the NFL does what Juszyzck does, he’s the best fullback in the NFL.
I know Juszyzck makes way more than the next fullback, being $2.15 million more than Steelers’ Derek Watt, but he does so much that a lot of these guys, even from college, just don’t offer, he can catch, run the ball, block, lineup at TE, and in the Slot.
So while someone like Notre Dame’s Tommy Tremble would have been enticing, re-signing Kyle Juszyzck was a no-brainer, plus I went on record as to say the 49ers would re-sign both Trent Williams, & Kyle Juszyzck, and well, they did it.
So with all of this said, I thank everyone for reading article, as always you can follow me on Twitter @49erscap, or leave a comment below, and I’ll get back to you.
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