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101492, The 9ers paid $54.8 mill for a bust.
Posted by Kira, Thu Feb-28-13 07:41 PM
>http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/matt-maiocco/alex-smith-final-numbers
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>Under the current NFL schedule rotation, Kansas City
>quarterback-in-waiting Alex Smith would play against his
>soon-to-be former team in 2014.
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>The 49ers are set to open play in their Santa Clara stadium at
>the beginning of the 2014 season. The 49ers last played the
>Chiefs in Kansas City in 2010, so barring a change to the
>schedule formula, Kansas City would come to the 49ers' new
>stadium in its inaugural season. The Chiefs inherit the final
>two years of Smith's contract, so he is signed through the
>2014 season.
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>Speaking of Smith's contract, when he signed with the 49ers in
>the summer of 2005 as the No. 1 pick in the draft, his deal
>called for him to make $57 million over six seasons.
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>But after injuries in 2007 and 2008, Smith agreed to a
>significant pay cut. He signed two more contracts with the
>49ers before the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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>The final figures are in: Smith played eight seasons, during
>which time the 49ers paid him a total of $54.8 million,
>according to a league source.
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>That averages out to $6.85 million a season. Yes, that's a lot
>of money. But that's not an exorbitant amount of money for a
>quarterback in the NFL who was chosen with the No. 1 overall
>pick.
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>A lot has been made about Smith's past two seasons under the
>direction of an offensive-minded head coach, Jim Harbaugh, and
>the same offensive coordinator, Greg Roman. But Smith's
>turnaround really began after he came back from shoulder
>injuries that derailed his 2007 and '08 seasons.
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>In Smith's final four seasons with the 49ers, he started 45
>games and completed 62.1 percent of his attempts with 62
>touchdowns and 32 interceptions for a passer rating of 88.2
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