Richburg, still shy of his 30th birthday in June, missed all of 2020 with injuries, including a torn patellar tendon, and was set to undergo hip surgery earlier this offseason.
Weston Richburg “likely ends up retiring” this offseason. To prepare for the apparent retirement, the 49ers front office restructured Richburg’s contract, saving the team $6.875M.
Due to a contract restructure last year, Richburg has an $11.46 million cap hit for the 2021 season. The 49ers would save a mere $4.5 million by releasing him outright.
The San Francisco 49ers head into their Week 2 outing against the New York Jets banged up pretty bad on the offensive side of the ball following a season-opening loss to the Arizona Cardinals.