ESPN’s Field Yates reported 49ers center Alex Mack agreed to a reworked contract where Mack’s base salary drops from $5 million to $1.12 million for the 2022 season, then $3.35 million to $1.165 million in 2023. That move created $4 million in cap space for the Niners, who didn’t have enough money to sign their 2022 draft class.
I doubt Mack willingly takes a pay cut if he’s going to play. Who knows when Mack plans to make an announcement, but it feels as though retirement is imminent. Mack had $500,000 of his 2022 salary guaranteed.