49ers running back Christian McCaffrey had two years remaining on his contract with the Carolina Panthers that was signed four years ago. However, the 49ers decided to void that deal and replace it with a new four-year contract. This new contract has an average annual value of $19 million, surpassing the previous high-water mark for the position which stood at $16 million.
The details of McCaffrey’s new contract are as follows: a signing bonus of $14.29 million, a 2024 base salary of $1.21 million, a 2024 per-game roster bonus totaling $500,000, a 2025 option bonus of $14.245 million with $8.5 million fully guaranteed at signing, a 2025 base salary of $1.255 million, a 2025 per-game roster bonus totaling $500,000, a 2025 offseason workout bonus of $200,000, a 2026 option bonus of $10.55 million, a 2026 base salary of $1.3 million, a 20
