Now, he and his agent are looking for a greatly expanded contract.
Defensive deal with DeForest Buckner, the team MVP, signed a contract that pays him $21 million a season after the 49ers dealt him to the Indianapolis Colts. The 49ers opted to conserve the cash and pick up a first-round draft choice.
The 49ers are most likely saving cap room for tight end George Kittles next contract. After Kittle earned a total of $1.665 million in base salaries in his first 3 NFL seasons, his next agreement will make him the highest-priced tight end in the league with a deal that shatters the current mark of $10.5 million a year.
The 49ers are finding out that success comes at a significant cost.
Teams are constantly trying to find bargains, such as Kittle and Mostert. Heres the thing: Bargains do not stay bargains for very long.
Raheem Mostert showed his worth to the 49ers last season in a greatly expanded role.
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Mostert signed a three-year, $8.65 million handle the 49ers in March 2019 as a restricted complimentary agent.
The 49ers had Mostert locked into his contract for 2 more seasons, and they are not likely to budge. Mostert deserves to seek a better contract. But this is where it gets sticky: There needs to be another team ready to pay Mostert the cost he wants while likewise giving the 49ers fair settlement in a trade.
The 49ers likely do not want to set the precedent of wrecking multi-year agreements at any time an agent asks that his client be provided a raise.
At this stage of the offseason, there does not seem a clean and easy service for both sides.
Mosterts agent, Brett Tessler, said Wednesday he requested a trade after “months of ineffective talks” with the 49ers. He stated he wants the club to change Mosterts contract to a figure that falls in line with what a gamer of his caliber must get.
Mosterts presence permitted the 49ers to trade running back Matt Breida to the Miami Dolphins throughout the draft.
Mostert opened last season as a special-teams ace and ended the season as the 49ers prominent rusher and playoff standout.
He rushed for a team-high 772 backyards and 8 goals with a 5.6-yard average in the regular season. Mostert added 336 backyards and 5 touchdowns with a 6.3 average in the postseason, including his club-record 220-yard, four-touchdown performance against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game.
The 49ers likewise signed running backs JaMychal Hasty (Baylor) and Salvon Ahmed (Washington) as undrafted rookies.
Mostert is scheduled to make $2.575 million this season with $250,000 likewise available in per-game roster bonuses. His representative is seeking an offer that compensates Mostert at the level of teammate Tevin Coleman, who is arranged to make $4.55 million in base pay with another $250,000 offered in pre-game lineup bonus offers.
Mostert headings the teams group of running backs, though he has actually never begun a video game in his NFL career. Coleman returns, as does Jerick McKinnon, who did not bet the second season in a row after his ACL graft did not recover correctly. Jeff Wilson, a second-year player, goes into camp as the 49ers 4th running back.
As soon as a player under-performs on his agreement, a team has the option of moving and cutting ties on. A gamer whose production surpasses his pay has the right to ask for more cash or demand a trade.
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The 49ers hardly ever had these problems throughout the years they were stumbling around at the bottom of the NFL simply attempting to piece together a roster of skilled gamers.
Mostert headings the teams group of running backs, though he has never started a video game in his NFL profession. Jeff Wilson, a second-year player, goes into camp as the 49ers 4th running back.
Now, the 49ers have a roster of efficient gamers. Which causes an entire new set of issues.
The 49ers had actually Mostert locked into his agreement for 2 more seasons, and they are not likely to budge. Mostert has the right to seek a better contract. This is where it gets sticky: There has to be another team ready to pay Mostert the price he wants while also providing the 49ers fair settlement in a trade.
