Keep or Cut Decisions for San Francisco 49ers 2015 Free Agents: Tough choices are looming for the San Francisco 49ers as they enter 2015. The 49ers have 23 players headed toward free agency this offseason. This number includes active players on the 53-man roster, injured players and players on San Franciscos practice squad. Many of these players are specific role players who will likely not be back with the 49ers in 2015. But there are plenty of notable free agents who force San Franciscos hand. The 49ers are pressed up against the salary cap. Currently, San Franciscos 2014 payroll stands at $132,150,623—just $3,333.160 under the adjusted NFL salary cap of $135,483,783. The cap is expected to increase to a number between $138.6 and $141.8 million next season, per Adam Schefter of ESPN (h/t Matt Verderame of SB Nation), which gives the 49ers a little more wiggle room in how they will approach their offseason plans. Additionally, San Francisco might expect to part ways with expensive under-contract players like veteran linebacker Ahmad Brooks, per Aaron Malone of Niners Nation. And I guess the looming cap casualty would probably be Ahmad Brooks. Lynch was stellar. I wish Lemonier would have done more, though. — Aaron Malone (@GafflezMalone) December 30, 2014 Releasing players like Brooks would free up some space. But since they arent technically free agents, they wont be included on this list. According to Jason Hurley of Niners Nation, the 49ers will be at $2,195,902 under the 2015 cap when accounting for players under contract next year, dead money and the roughly $6.371 million rollover the team will be allowed to carry over next season. With this number in mind, which noteworthy free agents will San Francisco retain, and which players will be on their way out? To determine this, well factor in the need, cost and other factors necessary in determining where the 49ers will stand. Begin Slideshow #Football #NFL #NFCWest #SanFrancisco49ers
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:49:41 +0000
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