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49ers create $11 million in cap space with Dee Ford restructure

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Dee Ford (55) Mandatory Credit: San Francisco 49ers/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Network

The details are out behind the 49ers’ restructure of EDGE Dee Ford’s contract, and it’s pretty good news from the salary-cap perspective.

For those thinking the NFL salary cap is just a fictitious number, the San Francisco 49ers‘ reworked deal with EDGE Dee Ford is another indication why.

The Niners were lucrative spenders in free agency this offseason, and the record-setting deals for left tackle Trent Williams and fullback Kyle Juszczyk were key elements in general manager John Lynch’s spending spree.