The 49ers will re-sign cornerback Jason Verrett for a one-year deal worth up to $ 6.5 million. At that rate, he could end up as one of the off-season robberies.
ESPNs Field Yates tweeted the details of Verrett’s deal, which are not complicated. He earns $ 2.5 million in base salary with a $ 2 million signing bonus. An additional $ 1 million is available in per-game roster bonuses, and an additional $ 1 million is available for Pro Bowl, interception, and playtime incentives.
In total, Verrett’s cap hit for 2021 will be around $ 5.3 million.
That’s a very manageable number for San Francisco, which needed all the help it could get to keep the cap down with this year’s $ 182.5 million salary cap. It could also turn out to be the low season signing with a lot of low risk, high reward potential.
If Verrett doesn’t play as well in 2021 as it does in 2020, the club can move on without taking a huge hit this year or next year. If he plays Pro Bowl caliber again, he’ll be a bit more expensive because of the incentives, but he still won’t be among the NFL’s highest-paid cornerbacks. As of Monday, his $ 5.3 million cap hit would be the 27th lowest in the league. That will likely drop before it climbs.
San Francisco got a strong year from Verrett when he was forced to rely on him in 2020. Now they will be able to rely on him again at low risk, and if it works, it will have a significant impact on their rebuilt secondary.