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Outside linebacker Aldon Smith and the 49ers agreed on Thursday to a restructured one-year contract that will pay his scheduled $9.754 million salary through a series of roster bonuses.
The new deal does not offer the 49ers any cap relief. And the benefit for Smith is that his willingness to rework his contract is a sign of good faith that he hopes will lead to a long-term extension to remain with the 49ers beyond the 2015 season.
I get why we did this but I hate that we didn't free up any cap space. We are hoping that Smith can stay on the field and out of trouble this season and then we can give him a big contract. But I was hoping we would sign him to a big contract now with stipulations and incentives in it so we could free up cap space for this season.
The new deal does not offer the 49ers any cap relief. And the benefit for Smith is that his willingness to rework his contract is a sign of good faith that he hopes will lead to a long-term extension to remain with the 49ers beyond the 2015 season.
I get why we did this but I hate that we didn't free up any cap space. We are hoping that Smith can stay on the field and out of trouble this season and then we can give him a big contract. But I was hoping we would sign him to a big contract now with stipulations and incentives in it so we could free up cap space for this season.