"Check the math. The numbers don't lie, even if NFL general managers occasionally do. The 49ers are currently carrying more than $110 million in dead money on their books. That's salary cap space allocated to players who are currently doing anything but playing for San Francisco this season. In the NFL, $110 million in dead weight isn't a hurdle; it's a tombstone."
"It's a competitive anchor usually brought on by egregious fiscal mismanagement or, as in the Niners' case, a dramatic, concerted effort to clear the books. It's a white flag. A gap year. The let's get the finances right and go for it in 2026 surrender. And I'm not even counting all the highly-paid players that are on the 49ers' injured reserve list this season in the dead-cap number."
"The 49ers beat the Bears 42-38 Sunday night in one of the more spellbinding and exasperating games in recent NFL history. Tied at 7, 14, 21, 28, and then 35, this was a Big 12-level shootout between two former Big 12 quarterbacks. And it was the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Brock Purdy, not the No. 1 overa"
San Francisco carries more than $110 million in dead salary-cap money tied to players no longer on the roster, driven by cap-clearing moves and past contract decisions. That level of dead money typically cripples competitiveness, yet the team remains atop the NFC West and a contender for the conference's No. 1 seed and a first-round bye entering the final regular-season week. The roster has also been hit by high-paid players on injured reserve. The 49ers defeated the Bears 42-38 in a back-and-forth shootout tied multiple times, with Brock Purdy—picked last in 2022—playing a central role.
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