The San Francisco 49ers are making plenty of changes to their roster, and that is resulting in the organization carrying a sizable amount of dead money into the upcoming season. The 49ers released Torrey Smith, Antoine bethea, and Tramaine Brock this offseason, and Colin Kaepernick opted out of the final year of his deal.
The 49ers are currently carrying a total of $11,058,257 in dead money, per Jason Hurley’s figures. Of that total, $9,265,753 belongs to the four players mentioned above. They are also carrying $446,500 in dead money for Bruce Miller because his release last September meant he was treated as a post-June 1 release for cap purposes (dead money split between 2016 and 2017).