There are a number of reasons why the San Francisco 49ers haven’t been anywhere close to salary cap hell for a long, long time.
A key reason is their Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Paraag Marathe, who also serves as the team’s chief contracts negotiator.
Currently, the Niners sit at $31.59 million under the cap, which sits as the fourth most cap space in the league, according to Over the Cap. This, after San Francisco spent some serious dollars in free agency (linebacker Kwon Alexander) and inked quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to what was then a record-high five-year, $137.