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Defensive lineman Arik Armstead is moving on after signing a three-year, $51 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. It will be his second NFL team after parting ways with the San Francisco 49ers, which selected him 17th overall in the 2015 draft.
But after nine seasons with the NFC West squad, the former Oregon standout will continue his professional football career in Florida. The Niners did try to extend Armstead’s tenure. Instead, he felt disrespected by their offer.
In a teaser for the latest episode of his “Third and Long” podcast, Armstead said:
“A lot has happened this offseason. I’m no longer with the 49ers. I have a new team. First off, like I want to say like I don’t have any animosity towards the organization: Kyle (Shanahan), John (Lynch), the York family.”
“I did feel extremely disrespected. They extended the offer to me [muted] million dollars, nine years of me being there. The fans deserve to know what happened. You know, I had to make some decisions.”
Spotrac estimates Arik Armstead’s earnings at $81.1 million in nine seasons with the 49ers, amounting to a $9 million annual average. He signed a four-year, $9.84 million rookie-scale contract in 2015, and the Niners exercised their fifth-year option, worth $9 million for the 2019 season.
After that, he signed a five-year, $85 million extension, which has the same annual value as his Jacksonville contract ($17 million). However, he did not finish this contract with the 49ers because they released him on March 13.
Meanwhile, Armstead’s three-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars includes a $12.5 million signing bonus and $28 million in guaranteed money. He will earn a base salary of $1.5 million in 2024, $2 million in 2025, and $14 million in 2026. There’s a $12 million guaranteed option bonus in 2025 and a potential opt-out before the 2026 season.
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan pained by Arik Armstead’s departure
Kyle Shanahan, who will be in his eighth season as 49ers head coach, commented for the first time about Arik Armstead’s release during the NFL owner’s annual meetings in Orlando, Florida. As written by SI.com’s Jose Sanchez III, he said:
“It was real tough. We’ve been with Arik since we got here, and I know he was here a couple years before us. It wasn’t something we really wanted to happen.”
“It was one of the tough things in trying to keep the team together and just where the salary cap goes and stuff, but he got into a good spot. I’m real happy for him for where it ended up, but I hated to see him go.”
But while Shanahan proclaims he hated seeing Arik Armstead sign with Jacksonville, the 49ers fortified their defensive line by trading for defensive tackle Maliek Collins for two seventh-round picks. They also signed Leonard Floyd to a one-year contract.
