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 16, pre week 17.
First up are the veterans.
WR Chris Conley – The 49ers should get back all of the $400,000 that they gave out to Conley, but thus far they’ll for sure get back the $400,000 now that he’s been signed to the 53-man roster.
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, & they’ll for sure get back the $250,000.
DE Austin Bryant – $550,000 was given to Bryant, & now he’s with the Vikings practuice squad, and as of now, the 49ers will get back at least $313,622.
DT T.Y. McGill Jr. – $370,800 out of $400,000, and McGill has earned enough that the 49ers will get back the full $400,000.
SLB Marcelino McCrary-Ball – $100,000, as he’s on the Jets practice squad, as of now the 49ers will get back for sure the $100,000
Next are UDFAs that were given guarantees in their base salaries.
FB Jack Colletto – $100,000, as of now Colletto has earned $204,000.
C Corey Luciano – $5,000, as of now Luciano has earned $263,333, but they’ll only get back $5,000 of it.
G Joey Fisher – $115,000, as of now Fisher has earned $120,000.
DT Spencer Waege – $40,000, as of now Waege has earned $84,000.
Luciano & Waege are on the 49ers practice squad, while Fisher & Colletto are on the Steelers practice squad, so they would get back $260,000.
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
MLB Mariano Sori-Marin – $30,000
FS Avery Young – $10,000
That’s a total of $110,000, 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, so far they’d get back $134,559, which is 15 games worth of his per game roster bonus.
Plus they’ll get back $14,118 from Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles’ $240,000 per game roster bonus, which is 1 games worth, $39,706 from Ray-Ray McCloud III’s $135,000 per game roster bonus, & $44,118 from Javon Hargrave’s $750,000 per game roster bonus.
When it comes to incentives, so far, Deebo Samuel has 5 rush touchdowns, while Sam Darnold, & Jon Feliciano haven’t played enough offensive snaps to achieve their incentives, while George Odum is out for the season, and likely won’t be named as an All-Pro, meaning the 49ers would get back the $250,000, & Mitch Wishnowsky’s won’t be known until the end of the season.
Of the NLTBEs, Jake Brendel should hit his $500,000, while Clelin Ferrell should also hit his $250,000 for 50%-79.9% playtime, as long as he plays enough time the last 4 games
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 and as of now, the 49ers will get back $600,000 of the $1.8 million
WR Deebo Samuel – $150,000, this is for Deebo rushing for 3 or more touchdowns, which he’s earned, as he has 5 rushing TDs.
C Jon Feliciano – $1,000,000, this is for an undisclosed percentage of offensive snaps.
SS George Odum – $250,000, this is for Odum being named 2nd-team All-Pro last season, but due to the season-ending injury, the 49ers should get the $250,000 back.
P Mitch Wishnowsky – $100,000, this is for punt percentage for inside the 20-yard line.
So far, Deebo Samuel has 5 rush touchdowns, while Sam Darnold, & Jon Feliciano haven’t played enough offensive snaps to achieve their incentives, while George Odum is out for the season, and likely won’t be named as an All-Pro, meaning the 49ers would get back the $250,000, & 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.
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.
Of the NLTBEs, Jake Brendel should hit his $500,000, while Clelin Ferrell should also hit his $250,000 for 50%-79.9% playtime, as long as he plays enough time the last 4 games
So, as of now, the 49ers would get back $3,479,946.
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