The San Francisco 49ers intend to launch defensive lineman Arik Armstead after the 2 sides did not agree on a restructured contract, in response to a number of media studies.
Per NBC’s Matt Maiocco, Armstead declined to take “a major pay reduce” to his scheduled wage of $17.4 million subsequent season on the ultimate yr of his five-year, $85 million contract. He’ll hit the market as a free agent.
NFL’s free company interval formally begins Wednesday. Information of Armstead’s pending launch arrives earlier than the Monday begin of the so-called tampering interval that enables groups and pending free brokers to barter.
Armstead, 30, has performed his whole nine-season NFL profession with the 49ers. He is been a key piece of San Francisco’s cross rush and began for 2 groups that superior to the Tremendous Bowl. He was the longest-tenured participant on the group.
Armstead signed his $85 million deal following the 2019 season that noticed him tally a career-high 10 sacks. Within the 4 seasons since, he totaled 14.5 sacks, together with his five-sack marketing campaign in 2023. He additionally tallied 27 tackles, 13 quarterback hits and 4 tackles for loss in 12 video games. He recorded six tackles and a sack of Patrick Mahomes in February’s Tremendous Bowl loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Armstead’s contract was scheduled to depend $28.4 million towards San Francisco’s wage cap subsequent season. Relying on how and when it is designated, his launch reportedly might open up wherever from $2.5 million to $18 million in cap house.
Per The Athletic’s Dave Lombardi, the latter possibility would require a post-June 1 launch designation, an unlikely state of affairs provided that Armstead’s launch is reportedly pending. A launch forward of free company would internet the 49ers $2.5 million in cap house.
The 49ers want as a lot assist as they will get with the cap in the event that they intend to make any strikes in free company. Per Spotrac, they’re scheduled to enter free company $3.4 million over the cap, a quantity that is calculated with out contemplating Armstead’s launch. The 49ers produce other important selections to make on the defensive position, together with with trade-deadline acquisition Chase Younger.