Why Signing Peyton Manning Means Going for Broke for San Francisco 49ers

Mike Klis of The Denver Post reported that the teams involved in the hunt for Peyton Manning are willing to match the contract he had in Indianapolis, a deal that averaged $18 million per year.

After re-signing Carlos Rogers and cutting Shawntae Spencer, Jason La Canfora of NFL.com reports the 49ers have approximately $23.5 million left in salary cap room. Depending how the Niners structure the contract, that leaves little leftover to bring in more free agents, and even less once you factor in signing rookies.

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