The 49ers gave out some good amount of guaranteed money to veterans, and UDFAs, plus the team has several players with LTBE incentives that may, or may not be reached, so let’s see what the 49ers should, and could get back in adjustments/credits for 2024, post week 3, pre week 4.
First up are the veterans.
WR Chris Conley – The 49ers should get back all of the $400,000 that they gave out to Conley, as he was elevated for the teams’ week 3 game against the Giants, but thus far they’ll for sure get back $114,022.
WR Willie Snead IV – $250,000, The team, as long as Snead remains on the practice squad, will get back the $250,000, as his salary is $370,800, but thus far they’ll for sure get back $82,400.
DE Austin Bryant – $402,422 out of $550,000, and as of now, the 49ers will get back $114,022 for sure, but should get back at least the $402,422.
DT T.Y. McGill Jr. – $370,800 out of $400,000, but if McGill, who is on the 49ers’ practice squad, gets elevated for gameday, then the 49ers should get back the entire $400,000, but as of now, they’ll get back for sure $82,400.
That’s a total of $1,396,022.
Next are UDFAs that were given guarantees in their base salaries.
FB Jack Colletto – $100,000, as of now Colletto has earned $48,000.
C Corey Luciano – $5,000, as of now Luciano has earned $48,000, but they’ll only get back $5,000 of it.
G Joey Fisher – $115,000, as of now Fisher has earned $48,000.
Colletto, & Luciano are on the 49ers practice squad, while Fisher is on the Steelers practice squad, so they would get back $220,000, for a total of $1,674,844 between veterans & UDFA base salary guarantee paybacks.
They also gave out the following to players not on their, or another teams’ practice squad.
RB Ronald Awatt – $5,000
RB Khalan Laborn – $30,000
WR Shae Wyatt – $35,000
DE Spencer Waege – $40,000
MLB Mariano Sori-Marin – $30,000
FS Avery Young – $10,000
That’s a total of $150,000, but right now they wouldn’t get back any of it since none are signed to a practice squad.
The team will also get back $8,971 for each game that Brandon Allen is the emergency 3rd QB, as he has a $152,500 per game roster bonus, but the emergency 3rd QB doesn’t get credit for a per game roster bonus game check.
Right now, the 49ers would get back $520,756 out of a possible $1,572,500.
Now the 49ers have LTBEs as I stated, with them below.
Now let’s look at what players have LTBE incentives for 2023.
QB Sam Darnold – $1.8 million, $1.2 million of it is due to Darnold playing 25% of the Panthers offensive snaps, plus winning those games, the other $600,000 is unknown at this time.
WR Deebo Samuel – $150,000, this is for Deebo rushing for 3 or more touchdowns.
C Jon Feliciano – $1,000,000, this is for a undisclosed percentage of offensive snaps.
SS George Odum – $250,000, this is for Odum being named 2nd-team All-Pro last season.
P Mitch Wishnowsky – $100,000, this is for punt percentage for inside the 20-yard line.
So far, Deebo Samuel has 1 rush touchdown, while Sam Darnold, & Jon Feliciano haven’t played enough offensive snaps to achieve their incentives, while George Odum, & Mitch Wishnowsky’s won’t be known until the end of the season.
Next, let’s look at what players have incentives that are considered NLTBE, and what the player can earn in total.
QB Sam Darnold
He gets $300,000 for each game he plays 25% of the 49ers offensive snaps, and the 49ers win that game, a total of $5.1 million
He gets $1 million for playing 50% of the regular season offensive snaps, and the 49ers make the playoffs
He gets $100,000 for each playoff game he plays 50% of the offensive snaps, a total of $400,000.
All in all, he can earn $6.5 million in incentives, with $1.8 million counting against the 2023 salary cap.
WR Deebo Samuel
He can get $650,000 for 380 or more rushing yards
He can also get $150,000 for 3 or more rushing touchdowns.
In total he can earn a max of $650,000 in incentives, with $150,000 currently counting against the 2023 salary cap.
WR Ray-Ray McCloud III
He can earn $500,000 for 46% or more offensive playtime, 40 or more catches, 400 or more receiving yards, and 200 or more rushing yards.
He can also earn $200,000 for being selected to the Pro Bowl.
All in all, he can earn $700,000 in incentives.
C Jake Brendel
He can earn $500,000 for an undisclosed percentage of offensive playtime.
LT Matt Pryor
He can earn $102,500 for 50.2% or more offensive playtime.
DE Clelin Ferrell
He can get $250,000 for hitting 50% to 79.9% in defensive snaps.
He can get an additional $250,000 if he hits 80% or more in defensive snaps.
If he gets 5-6.5 sacks, m he gets $100,000, he’ll get $150,000 for 7-10.5 sacks, and a $250,000 for 11 or more sacks, a total of $500,000.
He can also earn $500,000 for making the First Team All-Pro team.
In total, he has $1.5 million in incentives.
DT Kevin Givens
He can earn $100,000 for an undisclosed percentage of defensive playtime.
WLB Dre Greenlaw
He can earn $500,000 if he’s named to the Pro Bowl.
SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
He can earn $500,000 for an undisclosed percentage of defensive playtime.
CB Charvarius Ward
He can earn $250,000 for being named to the Pro Bowl.
He can also earn another $250,000 if he’s named 1st or 2nd team All-Pro.
All in all, he can earn $500,000 in incentives.
FS Tashaun Gipson Sr.
He can earn $300,000 for a combination of stats, & being named to the Pro Bowl.
SS George Odum
He has an undisclosed amount for various triggers, but we do know that $250,000 counts against the 2023 salary cap for him being named to the 2nd Team All-Pro last season.
P Mitch Wishnowsky
He can earn $450,000 for various different triggers, with $100,000 of it counting against the 2023 salary cap.
Starting right tackle Colton McKivitz also has incentives in his deal, but those are unknown at this time for the amount or trigger.
So, the 49ers should realistically get back the entire $1,572,500 most likely, as well as most of Darnold’s incentives, as long as Purdy stays healthy, and as long as Feliciano doesn’t play, the 49ers should get the $1 million back, so they could feasibly get back as much as $4,372,500, which is a nice chunk of cap room to help with their 2024 salary cap situation.
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