[Jakemall]

Originally Posted by TripleThreat

So... im confused... First I heard kaepernick was getting 61 million guaranteed. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11...re-110-million

Now all of a sudden im hearing its only 13 million in guaranteed money and that cam newton doesn't want kaepernicks contract because it sucks? http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200...klike-contract

Whats the scoop

The scoop is that the 61 million is guaranteed in chunks and never until the year that it gets activated. It basically protects Kap from injury and if the 9ers let Kap go it vanishes. For all intents and purposes Kap has 6 one year contracts. Only 13 million is really guaranteed because it is a signing bonus.

That said, the incentives can make the contract lucrative. Kap has basically said, yes I'm THAT good and I'll earn it every year or I won't get paid as much and risk being let go. In the process, he's helped the niners to be able to sign Crabtree.