Raheem Mostert wants to participate in the money party. There’s plenty on the plate for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason, contractually speaking, as they work to secure key players for the future. In his recovery from the comeback loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV, rumors of February have been fulfilled to preemptively extend head coach Kyle Shanahan into a new six-year contract signed in June, and they are currently working to make George Kittle the highest-paid tight end in league history, while reportedly They also discuss possible extensions on wide receiver Kendrick Bourne along with Mostert.
However, the latter is not waiting for an extension to see his salary skyrocket north.
Despite not registering a start in 2019, the 28-year-old played in all 16 games of the regular season and nearly tripled his rushing yard in his previous season, while giving up seven more touchdowns, and two other catchers, in on track to become the 49ers’ lead in 2019. Now he wants to be paid according to his highest workload and production, according to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, and Mostert is requesting a pay raise for 2020. Mostert is slated to earn $ 2.575 million. in base salary this next time. season, and another $ 583,000 in combined list and prorated signing bonus.
Mostert, who is entering the second year of a three-year deal, with a $ 8.7 million contract signed in March 2019, appears to be once again a prominent part of the 49ers’ offense. Mostert, a once-undrafted talent from Purdue, joined the NFL as a rookie for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015 and struggled through a total of five fate changes before landing in San Francisco in 2016. He started slowly but was key. both in the regular season and in the playoffs, rushing for 336 yards and five touchdowns in the postseason.
In addition to his credit, Mostert was a possessed man in the most recent NFC Championship Game. He set a postseason franchise record by running 220 yards and four touchdowns in dismantling the Green Bay Packers’ 49ers, and solidified his value to the team in the process. And now you would like to see your salary match what you have shown you can do, either with an extension that pays you more, or simply an increase in your already programmed direct deposits.
