How NFL’s 2024 $255.4M salary cap impacts 49ers’ free-agent decisions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers now head into the 2024 NFL season with a little more financial wiggle room than expected.
The NFL announced Friday that the 2024 salary cap has been set at $255.4 million per team, an increase of more than $30 million from the 2023 season, the highest spike by far, of any year, since the cap was introduced in 1994.
At the moment, the 49ers have one of the NFL’s highest payrolls but still are projected to be slightly more than $4.6 million under the cap with their current active contracts.
Of the 21 free agents on the roster, many won’t return, but there are a few that the 49ers will make a priority as they decide how to allocate their money. They also has the ability to convert some of their most expensive player salaries into signing bonuses in order to manipulate their cap amount, something they historically have done.
Here’s a look at a few players and positions that will require a very close look from the 49ers as they attempt to set their 2024 roster:
Aiyuk technically is under contract through the 2024 season, but like Nick Bosa last season and Deebo Samuel the year prior, Aiyuk likely will not step foot on the 49ers practice field until an extension has been inked.
The Arizona State product, who caught 75 passes for a career high 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns this season, will be looking for a much deserved top-dollar extension after receiving Second Team All-Pro honors for the first time in his NFL career.
Brock Purdy’s favorite target also averaged 17.9 yard per reception and 71.4 percent catch rate while earning PFF’s second-highest offensive grade for an NFL wide receiver (91.5). Only Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill graded higher (93.4) for the 2023 season.
With the sizable jump in cap space, the 49ers are more likely to be able to work out a deal to keep Aiyuk in the Bay Area for the foreseeable future.
Jennings might not…
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Publish date : 2024-02-24 01:18:20
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