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Chris Borland: 'People can't get over the money. That's all they think about.'

Football fans were caught off guard earlier this year when San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired from the NFL after only one season. Borland had put together a standout campaign, and with Patrick Willis already announcing his retirement, he seemed in line to continue as a starter on the 49ers defense. Instead, he stunned the sports world by announcing his own retirement a week later.

Borland received a $617,436 signing bonus after the 49ers drafted him, and he has agreed to return $463,077. The 49ers will get a salary cap credit in 2016 for that amount, along with money returned by Anthony Davis (no word on Patrick Willis or Justin Smith prorated bonus money).