The San Francisco 49ers veterans return for training camp on Friday, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share a random anniversary today. Cam Inman retweeted this tweet from an account tracking random sports anniversaries:
On this day in 1997, the San Francisco 49ers signed QB Steve Young to the most lucrative contract in NFL history, six years at $45 million.
— Sports Anniversaries (@SportsAnnys) July 30, 2015
A week prior to this deal, Brett Favre signed a seven-year $47.25 million contract, which averaged out to $6.