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The start of the league year is on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The contracts for George Kittle and Arik Armstead have been restructured by the San Francisco 49ers.
The 49ers opened up $18.756 million by restructuring the deals for two of their best players.
Dee Ford's deal to clear nearly $5 million in cap space was restructured by San Francisco.
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The 49ers moved under the cap. The team agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $42 million with Charvarius Ward in free agency on Monday, according to Adam Schefter.
Jimmy Garoppolo won't be traded before the start of the league year according to the biggest signal coming from all of these contract restructures. If the Niners do end up trading him, they will save $25.55 million.
Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the 49ers have no rush to trade Garoppolo as he recovers from shoulder surgery. He said that the Indianapolis Colts are content on waiting for him, if that is the direction they want to go.
The 49ers are looking for a second-round pick and more in a trade for Garoppolo. The 30-year-old quarterback had surgery on his throwing shoulder and is expected to be ready for training camp.
Both Armstead and Kittle have cap hits under $10 million. Garoppolo is the only player on San Francisco's roster with a cap hit over 14 million dollars.
Kittle finished second on the 49ers with 905 yards and 94 targets. Armstead had 11 quarterback hits, seven tackles for loss and six sacks in 17 starts.
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