With Trey Lance formally carried out for the season, meaning Jimmy Garoppolo has taken over because the 49ers beginning quarterback for the remainder of the yr. And because of the revised deal he signed with the group in August, Garoppolo will virtually actually find yourself making thousands and thousands of {dollars} in bonus cash over the subsequent few months.
When Garoppolo agreed to restructure his contract with the 49ers, he accepted a deal that solely paid him $6.5 million in assured cash for 2022. Nevertheless, the contract additionally got here with thousands and thousands of {dollars} in incentives that he might earn if he turned the beginning QB this season, which is now taking place.
So how a lot might Garoppolo earn on prime of his $6.5 million in wage? Let’s test it out (through NFL.com)
- He will get paid only for being on the lively roster. Each week that Garoppolo is on the lively roster — he would not even have to begin — he’ll get roughly $29,000 in bonus cash. For all the season, Garoppolo can earn as much as $500,000 in per recreation roster bonuses. Anticipated to be earned: $500,000.
- Perks of being the starter. For each recreation the place Garoppolo takes no less than 25% of the snaps at quarterback, he’ll get a bonus of $250,000. Which means he made $250,000 in Week 2. If he stays wholesome, he’ll be getting a $250,000 bonus in every of his subsequent 15 recreation checks. Anticipated to be earned: $4 million.
- Successful pays off. On prime of the $250,000, Garoppolo will even get $100,000 if the 49ers WIN any recreation the place he performs no less than 25% of the snaps. For the aim of this train, we’ll say the 49ers win 10 video games. Anticipated to be earned: $1 million.
In a nutshell: If Garoppolo performs 25% of the snaps in a recreation and the 49ers win, he’ll be incomes $350,000 in bonus cash every week that occurs plus his $29,000 activer roster bonus. These two numbers collectively are greater than double what his base wage is for every recreation this yr ($361,000).
So how did Garoppolo really feel about selecting up greater than $300,000 in bonus cash on Sunday?
Over the course of the common season, Garoppolo can earn $5.5 million on prime of his $6.5 million wage (That $5.5 million might turn out to be $6.1 million if he would not lose any video games).
Garoppolo can even earn much more cash via varied playoff incentives:
- He will get $500,000 for taking 50% of the snaps in any playoff recreation.
- He will get one other $500,000 if he takes 50% of the snaps within the NFC title recreation and the 49ers win.
- He additionally get $1 million if he takes 50% of the snaps within the Tremendous Bowl.
With these incentives, Garoppolo can add one other $3 million in bonus cash if the 49ers play within the wild-card spherical and make all of it the best way to the Tremendous Bowl.
Principally, Garoppolo goes to have lots of further incentive to win video games this yr and that incentive is that his pay examine is instantly tied to San Francisco’s success.
