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The details of Crabtree's deal

Thursday, October 8, 2009

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree didn't receive a signing bonus with his six-year, $32 million deal, which he signed Thursday. According to a source, Crabtree's first-year payout is in base salary. He'll make $2,393,077 this season. Top-10 picks usually don't receive signing bonus money in order to maximize the value of the contract over the length of the deal. The big bonuses come in the second year in the form of an option bonus. How much did Crabtree gain by waiting unti ...

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