49ers are expected to re-sign cornerback Jason Verrett with a one-year contract worth up to $ 6.5 million. At this rate, it can end up being one of the offseason steals.
ESPN’s Field Yates tweeted the details of Verrett’s business, which are not complicated. He will earn $ 2.5 million in base salary with a $ 2 million signing bonus. An additional $ 1 million is available in line-up bonuses per game, and another $ 1 million is available for the Pro Bowl, interception and playing time incentives.
In all, Verrett’s ceiling will reach about $ 5.3 million in 2021.
It is a very manageable number for San Francisco, which needed all the help it could get to keep the ceiling numbers low with this year’s $ 182.5 million salary cap. It can also end up being the off-season subscription with a ton of low-risk, high-reward potential.
If Verrett doesn’t play as well in 2021 as in 2020, the club will be able to move on without suffering a major blow this year or next. If he plays at the Pro Bowl caliber again, it will be a little more expensive because of the incentives, but it will still not be among the highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL. On Monday, his $ 5.3 million limit would be the 27th lowest in the league. This will probably fall before it goes up.
San Francisco had a strong year with Verrett when forced to trust him in 2020. Now they will be able to count on him again at low risk and, if it works, will have a significant impact on the rebuilt secondary.