The 49ers are ready to re-sign defender Jason Verrett for a one-year contract worth up to $ 6.5 million. At this rate, he could end up being one of the off-season thefts.
ESPN Field Yates posted details of Verrett’s agreement on Twitter, which are not complicated. He will earn a base salary of $ 2.5 million with a signing bonus of $ 2 million. An additional $ 1 million bonus is available in bonuses for each game and another $ 1 million is available for Pro Bowl, interception and game time incentives.
In total, Verrett’s maximum value will reach about $ 5.3 million by 2021.
This is a very easy number to manage for San Francisco, which needed all the help it could get to keep the minimum ceiling number with the $ 182.5 million salary cap this year. It could also prove to be off-season signing with a ton of low-risk potential and high reward.
If Verrett does not play as well in 2021 as he did in 2020, the club will be able to move on without a huge blow this year or next. If he plays at a Pro Bowl level again, he will be a little more expensive because of incentives, but he will still not be among the highest paid NFL employees. As of Monday, his maximum hit of $ 5.3 million would be the 27th lowest in the league. He’ll probably sink before he can climb.
San Francisco received a strong year from Verrett when it was forced to rely on it in 2020. Now they will end up relying on it again with low risk and, if it works, will have a significant impact on their secondary rebuilt.