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Yeah that's kinda hard to believe. I don't think the 49ers are losing sleep over not paying this guy 2mill bucks. This saves them cap room right? Otherwise I wouldn't think anyone but the owner would really care weather he had the bonus or not. Could be wrong I don't know how the coach/gm budget or what not.
Yeah, the Niners front office is celebrating this. Ownership gets to pocket $2m, the cap charge is reduced by $2m (maybe, I'm sure there's rules covering this), and the guy still has to play. That's a lucky windfall, and they can say whatever in the media but you know they're happy about this.
The agent and his firm are going to get sued to hell, though, and rightfully so. The player will likely recoup most of his salary through damages. The agent is probably done in sports law for life.
Brown should have at least read his contract and familiarized himself with the terms, though. The agent should be the subject of a lawsuit for not representing his client in good faith, but you still need to have some responsibility, and I'm easily one of the most pro-labor and pro-player posters on this forum.