Pro Football Talk reported that the San Francisco 49ers are giving running back Christian McCaffrey a two-year extension that averages $19 million per year. ESPN’s Adam Schefter added that McCaffrey will receive an additional $8 million over what he was initially scheduled to make. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said it’ll be a $38 million extension.
McCaffrey was already the highest-paid running back in football on an annual basis. Now, he’s $4 million higher than the next running back. That’s quite the pay bump and a good reason for McCaffrey to show up to mandatory minicamp.