The NFL announced the spike in the salary cap on Friday, and the increase of roughly $30 million should help cap needy teams like the San Francisco 49ers.
The team could still ask a couple of players to restructure their contracts. There are also the chances of cap casualties on the roster, as Isaiah Oliver found out.
Extending players is another way to create cap space. Let’s go through a handful of potential extension candidates on the Niners.
Brandon Aiyuk
Back in November, Spotrac set the table for what a potential extension would look like for Aiyuk.