The San Francisco 49ers recently cleared some salary cap space, and that could lead to a huge contract for quarterback Colin Kaepernick before the start of training camp.
Colin Kaepernick‘s agents and the 49ers are scheduled to meet face to face this week in Santa Clara, according to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee.
The 49ers also now have the salary-cap space to move forward with a contract that almost certainly will make Kaepernick the highest paid 49er and that could be one of the most lucrative in the league.
On Sunday the 49ers received a $6.6 million boost to their cap surplus when former cornerback Carlos Rogers’ 2014 salary was wiped off the books. The team gained another $2.6 million in cap space last month when all-pro linebacker NaVorro Bowman converted a portion of his base salary into a signing bonus.
Bowman’s restructure allowed the 49ers to sign their 12 draft picks. They currently are about $8 million below the salary cap heading into the season. That’s enough to accommodate the initial cap hit on a new deal for Kaepernick. General manager Trent Baalke has said he’d like to have the deal completed by the start of training camp, which this year is July 23.
Kaepernick, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, and Alex Smith are all looking for new deals this offseason. The 49ers will set the bar for everyone else.
