49ers’ Latest Nick Bosa Move Comes With Major Drawback

49ers’ Latest Nick Bosa Move Comes With Major Drawback

The San Francisco 49ers entered Saturday morning with a little over $25 million in cap space.The team spent $14.13 million on star wide receiver Mike Evans, and followed it up with more notable moves, signing fan-favorite linebacker Dre Greenlaw to a $7.5 million deal, offensive tackle Vederian Lowe for $4.625 million, linebacker Luke Gifford for $2.65 million, and cornerback Nate Hobbs for $4 million.But with some big names still on the free-ag…

Nick Bosa's contract restructure gives the 49ers a ton of short-term flexibility

On Saturday morning, the San Francisco 49ers announced they and Nick Bosa agreed to a contract restructure that creates an additional $17.172 million in 2026 cap space. The tradeoff is a massive $54.8 million cap hit in 2027, an intentional push and manipulation of the system to create short-term flexibility. Restructures are rarely about "saving" money. They're about timing, moving cap charges from one season to another to create room when a r…

49ers Restructure DE Nick Bosa, Pick Up $17.1M In Cap Space

Per Spotrac, the Niners have restructured the contract of DE Nick Bosa to clear $17.1 million in cap space for 2026. San Francisco converted $21.4 million of Bosa’s salary into a signing bonus, and he is guaranteed $22.7 million in 2026, with another $764,000 iin 2027. Bosa, 28, is a former first-round pick of the 49ers back in 2019. He finished out the final year of his four-year, $33,551,874 rookie contract that included a $22,421,364 signing …