Colin Kaepernick gets over $100 million new deal
 

This changes everything

@AdamSchefter: Colin Kaeprnick's 6-year deal is worth $110+ million, per sources. Heavy guarantees, too. Record guarantees.

Hope Tyler Bray or that Georgia Kid with the hot girlfriend turn out well. Yikes.

Interesting.

Seems a bit high.

The prevailing thought around here is Smith is better, no?

Could be $20+mil/year for Smith now

They'll regret that one.

60 mill in guaranteed money.

Colin Kaepernick was an unknown commodity two seasons ago, a backup quarterback behind a division champion starter. Now Kaepernick is a true franchise quarterback, with the contract to prove it.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to terms on a six-year mega extension through 2020 that will pay the signal-caller up to $126 million. The deal includes $60 million guaranteed.

Kaepernick was entering the final year of his rookie contract, which was set to pay him under $1 million.

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To be specific, the Kaepernick 6-year extension includes $61M guaranteed, the highest ever.

chiefs shouldnt overpay for Alex Smith. Franchise him in 2015 if they have to. Carry 4 qbs if they have to.

Wonder if Smith's agent or his ego will allow him to make less than Kaep?

so will Kaep be the new 'no touch' QB much like Manning and Brady were when they signed their huge deals?

Wow, so what's Russell Wilson worth then?
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There is no way Alex Smith would get that kind of contract and i seriously doubt he'd be dumb enough to ask.

a shit load now

Good deal, not.

Same type of deal. They are essentially the same player with Wilson having a ring.

yep; he'll probably want some sort of guarnteed $ at a certain date each year. like, maybe before the draft where if he's on the roster, then his salary is automatically guaranteed.

That's just ****ing stupid...

I'd rather have Wilson everyday of the week and twice on Sunday

61MM guaranteed. Let that sink in

set for life. just like that.

LMAO

That's the reward for his 4th quarter in the NFC championship game I guess.

Absolutely.

Not that I think either one of them is worth $20 million per...

wow...he aint that great.

........annnnnd Kaepernick suddenly becomes prone to injury and performs like shit.

No...they are not.
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This is ridiculous.

This is why you don't **** around and low ball your players at key positions.

did he get an offer previously? serious question

The market for just decent QBs now is just insane.

I don't think KaeperINK is all that great, nor is he bad. he's just decent.

Just insane money now. I'll bet all the average/decent QBs from the 70s/80s/90s are pissed they never "got paid"
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Another guy who got overpayed. Better them than us.

LMAO

So happy to not be a 49ers fan right now... I hate that douche.

Alex will demand more money than what Cutler got.

Hello franchise tag.

all I remember of him is him being an option type qb. He may not be, but that's all I remember of him.

Kaepernick? I'm not sure of the history there. I was just talking in general. When you've got a top player at a key position, and he's due for a deal, waiting and low balling allows time for another team to sign a similar player for a high number, and that raises the bar for the first guy.

ah. I see. makes sense.

Geez oh petes. Looks like it has become common place to overpay your QB. Kaepernick is not worth that money. I don't believe he ever will be either.
We are so screwed now. Alex is going to get a deal that will be just below this in total dollars and hopefully half of the guaranteed money as well.
Just stupid.

Man i really hope he implodes and screws the 49ers for years.

I'm excited for the 2017 season when we trade for him

...and, wasn't Vernon Davis wanting a new deal too?

Even if he plays great and stays healthy there's a lot of talent on that team they won't be able to pay in a few years...

Yes, and they've got a guard (Alex Boone) who's no-showing because he wants a new deal, too.

49ers have a ton of talent that is basically being redshirted. They are in fine shape.

very true, but it will be even better if he fails to develop like Vick and the entire team turns into a gigantic pile of shit. LMAO

I thought Denver proved the cap doesn't really matter? More like guidelines.
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FYI, this is an extention..not a new contract..so it is 7 years (not 6 years). 15-18 million depending on his hitting certain incentives. The only part of this that is a bit much is the 61 million guarantee.

I'm okay with this deal considering.

I don't think that's going to happen.

And don't get me wrong, I like his story and I hope he has a great career. He's the kind of guy you pull for to keep developing and become a really good QB.

That said there's a huge difference between pulling for a young QB and saying he's worth the most guaranteed money in the NFL...

They can forget about keeping that squad together. One player eating up that much cap will cost them after this season. One of the reAsons Seattle was so good is because Wilson is cheap right now. Now they will give him 62 mill guaranteed.

this almost smells like something the Radies would do

I honestly think certain positions should have a cap against what can be given to them. Increasing the payrolls of these teams won't help when the QB is making 15% of the teams cap in one year, they'll just keep getting bigger deals. I don't think it's good business for the NFL if this continues and middle tier QB's are paid like they belong on the top 10 list of all time.

The cap's supposedly going to be making big jumps moving forward.

I'm not sure what to think about the NFL and its' cap etc.

that will probably be the next evolution of the NFL salary cap

Max contracts ala the NBA

Keep one player from trashing the entire team.

X2

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

Why do people think this cripples SF financially? 60 guaranteed means a 10 mil cap hit for the bonus fro the life of the contract. You could do a contract with reasonable numbers the first 5 years and a balloon at the end.

1. 10 mil bonus + 1 mil base = 11cap hit.
2. 10 mil bonus + 3 mil base = 13 cap hit.
3. 10 mil bonus + 3 mil base = 13 cap hit.
4. 10 mil bonus + 5 mil base = 15 cap hit.
5. 10 mil bonus + 9 mil base = 19 cap hit.
6. 10 mil bonus + 19 mil base = 29 cap hit (never realized, only on the hook for the 10 mil. With the additional tv revenue from the 4 european teams, it's a drop in the bucket).

If he gets hurt you are scrwed, but they could be set at QB for the next 5 years for a reasonable cap hit each year.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpT_vuPCAAAFrmx.png

LMAOLMAOLMAO

People are dumb and don't understand the salary cap.

Why do people think he's not worth it?

Sure, he's not top tier, but he's not garbage either.

He wins games and keeps his team competitive.

What in your opinion should he be paid?
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It is an extension... He has one year on the current contract. So it is 7 years.

If it's an actual extension, it's a 6 year deal. You screaming that it's not is never going to change that.

it is a 6 year extension. Do you know what that means?

Yes. It means that you're trying to pretend it's not a 6 year deal by playing up the already existing contract year.

Bahahaha! Good luck keeping that roster together.

31st ranked pass offense>$100 million

Yeah... they'll love this in a few years.

It's the guaranteed money.

If he did something stupid off the field, regressed, had a string of injuries they're tied to that money. Kap does not play safe - he wants to get every yard he can.

$110M for a QB who averaged 200 yds/game last season.

Kraepernick chokes in the big games and he's extremely one-dimensional, athleticism-dependent, and can't read a defense. On what planet is he worth the biggest amount of guaranteed money of any quarterback in the league?

Some fans may think that. Harbaugh and the 49ers obviously didn't.

I really, really like Alex Smith. But I wouldn't Flacco the team by giving all of the money to Smith.

Everyone blames it on the "lack of WRs" but that was far from the case. His issues as a passer were most clearly illustrated by the ill-advised decision and throw that he made on his final play in the NFC Championship game last year. He's a one-read guy who can't see the whole field and leaves wide open receivers hanging all of the time. Absolutely no anticipation in the passing game.

I've often thought the NFL would be wise to add an additional tag for a player who is the true "franchise" player. It can only be applied one time to a player that was selected by the team in question to pretty much keep a fan favorite in his "home" city.

The trick is determining how the kid gets paid. I think a "franchise star" tag should enable a team to stick a player, such as Jamaal Charles, on the roster with a cap hit that's only the average salary for that position but the big money is paid totally from the league itself and for a set amount of money and time that applies to anyone with the "star" designation. Or, the "star" tag enables a team to pretty much write off all or most of the cap hit for the player but be negotiated with a deal from the club for however much they want to spend.

The problem with the Flacco deal was that it took place during a flat cap period. The cap is no longer expected to be flat.

He wins games and keeps his team competitive. ultimately that matters more than stats.


Outside of a Manning or Brady, who are they going to get who can perform better?
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And you're trying to pretend that this year doesn't matter. He's locked up til 2021.

+1

I'm not trying to pretend this year doesn't matter. I'm just not trying to bullshit myself into pretending it's a 7 year deal.

Harbaugh kept the team competitive by limiting Kaepernick's passing attempts and relying on Gore and the Defense.

the contract lasts 7 seasons...I don't really see how you could interpret it any other way.

I ****ing hate Alex Smith but if he won us a Super Bowl like Flacco did, **** it give him all the money he wants.

It doesn't matter.

Look at this aspect - lets pretend something happens and in 3 years he's not going to play anymore. For whatever reason.

12-15 mil guaranteed isn't an unrealistic number for that year. So with that money tied up you still have to find another QB. Can you really spend $25-$30 mil on the QB position and be successful?...