The Facts:
Following up on the previous item. ... Some of the details are in on Edwards‘ contract with the 49ers, including how much guaranteed money he received: Zero. Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com reports that Edwards has a $1 million base salary, and no guaranteed money. The reported $3.5 million salary for 2011 is what Edwards will earn only if he reaches all his incentives, including catching 90 passes and making the Pro Bowl.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As PFT's Michael David Smith suggests, the fact that Edwards gets no guaranteed money is huge: It means that if Edwards is more trouble than he’s worth at any point during the preseason, the 49ers can cut him without having paid him anything. Edwards is a vested veteran, so his $1 million base salary will be guaranteed if he’s on the 49ers’ roster for Week 1. Smith further noted that Edwards’ contract is nowhere near as good as the one-year, $3.017 million deal Plaxico Burress got from the Jets, so it’s clear that the Jets view Burress -- despite the fact that he’s been in prison the last two years -- as an upgrade over Edwards. And that's saying something. Let's hope Edwards is listening and derives the appropriate level of motivation from what has to be viewed as a major diss.
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