Kwon Alexander’s new contract with the 49ers raised eyebrows when the initial terms were reported Monday at the start of the NFL’s negotiating period. But the deal is far more team friendly than initially believed after details trickled out a day later.
The four-year, $54-million pact would give Alexander the highest average annual salary of any inside linebacker at $13.5 million — if fully realized. But the structure of the contract offers San Francisco very little risk beyond the coming season, which could be important as Alexander works his way back from an ACL tear in October.