The San Francisco 49ers announced on Tuesday that quarterback C.J. Beathard has signed his rookie contract. The 49ers now have nine of their rookies under contract. First round pick Solomon Thomas is the only player remaining to be signed.
We don’t have the exact specifics of the contract but the rookie wage scale means contracts are easier to project out. Our friends at Over The Cap are able to give a specific idea of what the rookie contract will look like. We don’t know about workout and roster bonuses, but we can get close on the signing bonus and base salaries.
According to that, Beathard’s deal is worth $3,106,288. He gets a $706,284 signing bonus, and base salaries of $465,000, $555,000, $645,000, and $735,000. Third round picks often end up with some adjustments based on workout and roster bonuses, so we’ll have to wait and see what the details tell us.
Signing bonus: $706,284
2017 base:
Cap hit: $641,572 Cap Number, $465K base, $176,489 Proration
2018 base: $555,000
Cap hit: $731,572
2019 base: $645,000
Cap hit: $821,572
2020 base: $735,000
Cap hit: $911,572
Here’s a rundown of Beathard’s background, courtesy of 49ers PR.
Beathard (6-2, 215) was the second of the 49ers two third-round picks (104th overall) in this year’s NFL draft out of the University of Iowa. In four seasons with Iowa, he played in 41 games (28 starts) and completed 454 of 782 attempts for 5,562 yards and 40 touchdowns. Beathard finished his collegiate career ranked sixth in school history in career touchdown passes (40), seventh in completions (454) and attempts (782), and eighth in passing yards (5,562).
In 2016, he was named a captain and earned Academic and honorable mention All-Big Ten honors. In addition, he was the recipient of the team’s Hayden Fry Award, Most Valuable Player Award (offense) and the Players Choice Award (offense). Last season, he started all 13 games and completed 170 of 301 attempts for 1,929 yards and 17 touchdowns for the Hawkeyes.
As a junior, he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player (offense), a captain, and also earned Second-Team All-Big Ten honors, the “Extra Heartbeat” Award (offense) and Players Choice Award (offense) after starting all 14 games and completing 223 of 362 attempts for 2,809 yards and 17 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he played in nine games (one start) and completed 52 of 92 attempts for 645 yards and five touchdowns. In 2013, he appeared in five games and completed nine of 27 attempts for 179 yards and one touchdown after redshirting in 2012.