Despite having the most dead money on the books, the Niners still have the second-most money available in salary cap space.
In the six-season stretch from 2019 to 2024, the San Francisco 49ers made four appearances in the NFC Championship game and twice went to the Super Bowl.
During this run, the Niners spent their offseasons doing basically whatever it took from a financial standpoint to bring a sixth Lombardi Trophy to the Bay, using credit card-style spending to lock in big-time players to big-money deals no matter how those contracts impacted the salary cap down the road.