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49ers Make Kwon Alexander Highest-Paid ILB in NFL

NinerSickness

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4 years, 54 million. Thanks, John Lynch!

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Pro football focus rated Alexander's 2018 season 59.1. Broncos rookie linebacker Josey Jewell rated 63.1.

Big money for a guy that played worse than a rookie.
 

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...and he's coming off a major knee injury. What the fuck is with the 49ers and adding injured players? Cheap bastards.
 

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...and he's coming off a major knee injury. What the fuck is with the 49ers and adding injured players? Cheap bastards.

I wish they were cheap bastards. But they're extremely generous with their free agents, just as long as they suck.

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Good young player, but coming off a major injury.

Looks like these agents are taking the non-lawyer GMs to the bank.
 

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Thanks you fucking idiots. Now Mosley is gonna be $16m+ with $35m guaranteed.
 

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Shit franchises, making shit deals. Nothing to see here
 

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I wish they were cheap bastards. But they're extremely generous with their free agents, just as long as they suck.

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Ha ha! I guess you gotta be coming off an injury with no other prospects to be able to take advantage of the 49ers

But remember what Bryce Harper's agent said about his players signing in California; Those teams are at a huge disadvantage money-wise because of the tax situation in California. They have to pay a lot more to make it worth the player's while.
 
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Easily one of the dumbest signings this offseason. I really don't get what the 49ers are trying to do here, except obviously waste cash. As a Seahawks and division rival fan, this is an A+ all the way. Overpay the F out of a player and eat into valuable cap room.
 

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49ers sign LB Kwon Alexander (4 years, $54 million; $27 million guaranteed): D- Grade
Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Luke Kuechly, Ryan Shazier, Bobby Wagner... none of these elite linebackers ever earned a contract as large as this one. In fact, no off-line of scrimmage linebacker ever has. Kwon Alexander has officially become the richest non-pass-rushing linebacker in NFL history.

I wish I could show you the face I had when I saw the numbers on this contract. I can't even appropriately describe it. The disbelief I had would be akin to a situation where my dog walks into my office, stands on his two legs, and says to me in English, "I'm having an affair with the cat from four houses over." That's the feeling I had when I saw this deal.

I don't understand why Alexander would warrant this much money. He's a decent player when healthy, though he misses too many tackles for my liking. Even worse, he's been injured so frequently of late. He played just six games last year because of a torn ACL, and he missed a quarter of the 2017 campaign because of balky hamstrings. Paying Alexander this sort of money tells me the 49ers believe he can be both fully available and prolific in 2019, and I'm not sure he can be either.

I considered giving this an "F" grade, but here's a counterpoint: Alexander has talent, and he'll turn only 25 in August. He has plenty of potential and could make great strides in his game. Thus, there's a chance the 49ers won't regret this signing, though I still think there's a good chance they will.

Read more: 2018 NFL Free Agent Grades: WalterFootball.com

Read more at 2018 NFL Free Agent Grades: WalterFootball.com
 
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