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49ers Are Releasing Pro Bowl Defensive Lineman Arik Armstead After He Declined To Take Pay Cut

March 10, 2024

The 49ers are losing a cornerstone on their defensive

Nine year veteran Arik Armstead is set to become a free agent as the San Francisco 49ers are planning on releasing him, according to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report.

Sources to @BleacherReport: #49ers star DL Arik Armstead has decided to become a free agent and will be released.

Armstead comes off a 6 tackle, 1-sack performance in the Super Bowl, and ranks 4th in playoff sacks among all active players.

His 8 playoff sacks rank second… pic.twitter.com/og5m3RsU3s
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 11, 2024

The shocking release comes after the 49ers approached the 30-year-old defensive lineman about taking a pay cut. According to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, the 49ers asked Armstead to take a pay cut in order to stay on the team.

He was set to make $17.41 million this upcoming season. Armstead refused to take it and elected to become a free agent instead.

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Source: The 49ers approached Arik Armstead about accepting a significant pay cut from his scheduled salary of $17.41 million. He declined, so the 49ers are set to release him and he will become a free agent.
— Matt Maiocco (Threads @maiocconbcs) (@MaioccoNBCS) March 11, 2024

The 49ers save $18.26 million in salary cap space by making the move.