There was a time before the draft, where, as they were haggling over what he is worth, his agent was given permission to see if other teams would pay him what he was looking for,” Florio said. “At the time, it was $28 million a year.
It’s probably higher than that now as the market’s changed. I’m told there were five teams that were ready to go and give him what he wanted — what the 49ers wouldn’t give him. But they couldn’t work out a deal with the 49ers for a trade.
“From the 49ers’ perspective, this is where it gets a little screwy. You’ve got 5 other teams that were willing to pay him what he wants and give you something to get him; why won’t you just pay him what he wants?”
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