49ers’ 2025 injury woes summed up by eye-popping graph showing inactive salaries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Injuries keep adding up for the 49ers in the 2025 NFL season, especially for the Red and Gold’s big earners.
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The sum of the average salary made by players on reserve lists for the 49ers now has eclipsed $96 million, the most in the NFL, according to Over the Cap. The Miami Dolphins have the second-highest sum at nearly $72 million.
Star players like Nick Bosa, Fred Warner and Brandon Aiyuk account for a large percentage of this sum. Bosa and Warner, both dealing with season-ending injuries, have average salaries of $34 million and $21 million, respectively, according to Spotrac. Aiyuk, who remains on the physically unable to perform list, makes an average of $30 million per year, according to Spotrac.
The total has the potential to decrease ahead of Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season if the 49ers are able to open the practice window for Aiyuk, who continues to progress in his return from a knee injury that ended his 2024 season.
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The sum from Over the Cap does not include quarterback Brock Purdy since he has not been placed on a reserve list. Purdy, who has missed six games this season, makes an average salary of $53 million per year after his lucrative offseason extension.
San Francisco dropped to 5-3 Sunday after their 26-15 defeat at the Houston Texans, looking to once again overcome injuries as they travel to face the New York Giants in Week 9.
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