Rumors were swirling over the weekend that the 49ers were looking to trade backup QB Colt McCoy. McCoy took a pay cut on Saturday, reducing his salary from $1.5 million to $630,000. It appears this was a move to keep McCoy on the team and free up a little more cap space.
NFLPA records show that Colt McCoy's base salary this year has dropped from $1.5M to $630K. McCoy re-did salary Saturday night …
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 27, 2013