NFL Free Agency

[TheSpecialJuan]

Eddy Pineiro

 

SFKicker#18

49ers signed K Eddy Pineiro to a four-year, $17 million extension.

The deal includes $10 million in guaranteed money and ties Pineiro to San Francisco through the 2029 season. Kicking on a one-year deal in 2025, Pineiro converted all 22 attempts from inside 50 yards, also converting 6-of-7 attempts of 50 yards or more. His 96.6% conversion rate on 29 field goal attempts led the league, bringing stability to a position that long plagued the 49ers.

[SmokinwithWilly]

On 3/6/2026 at 5:03 PM, Jon Snow said:

That is still wasted money. Just cut him if you cannot play him at LT. He is no longer in the future plans as far as im concerned.

If you plan on making him a guard are you going to extend him when you don't know if he can play that position?

It makes no sense to try to rework a contract on a big man with this injury when you can just cut him and have all of the cap savings to use on your new rookie LOT and another position of need.

Can't save any money this year by cutting him. His salary is fully guaranteed and counts against the cap no matter what unless we do a minimal extension to spread the hit out. There's always the risk he doesn't play again and there's the possibility he does. It all depends on do we take the risk of spreading out the guaranteed money or just eat it all this year. Any extension is really just about cap management while seeing when/if he can recover. 

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Can't save any money this year by cutting him. His salary is fully guaranteed and counts against the cap no matter what unless we do a minimal extension to spread the hit out. There's always the risk he doesn't play again and there's the possibility he does. It all depends on do we take the risk of spreading out the guaranteed money or just eat it all this year. Any extension is really just about cap management while seeing when/if he can recover. 

Then just eat it and move on. We need a starting LOT anyway. Hell no to any extension no matter how small for short term gain as far as I am concerned. Let's have none of that Marty Hurney crap.

[strato]

This will be interesting as it plays out. 
 

We have the hard core cynics saying it’s done. Eat the money this year get a new LOT. (My initial reaction, not knocking it.). 

 
Then you have a couple of us open to paying a small amount in NFL terms to keep the option open and at the same time move some $ around.

Then you get to Marty Hurney. Which to me would be signing up to a new 3 year extension that pays him market price despite not having proof of what he will be. So we can save 8 million on the cap. 

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by strato