“The defender receives a one-year salary offer of nearly $4 million.”
“But after the report was refuted, Jason Dumas of KRON4 Sports in the Bay Area reported the 49ers do have mutual interest in Watson.”
“Whether he tries to play or retires in 2022, the club will still get the $4.96 million savings up front while kicking the rest of the money left on his contract down the road into years where the salary cap is expected to explode.”
“San Francisco netted three traditional compensatory picks, plus two third-round special compensatory pick for the departure of minority-developed coaches and executives in Jets HC Robert Saleh and Washington GM Martin Mayhew last year, and Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel this year.