Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff Writer 6y

Breaking down Cassius Marsh's contract with 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Before the San Francisco 49ers signed that "other" former New England Patriot acquired midway through the 2017 season to a slightly larger contract last week, they inked another player fitting that description to a contract extension.

Two days before signing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a five-year, $137.5 million deal, the Niners signed defensive end Cassius Marsh to a two-year, $7.7 million contract with $3.1 million guaranteed. The deal also includes escalators and incentives for playing time and sacks that could take it to a maximum value of $12.7 million.

San Francisco acquired Marsh off waivers from New England on Nov. 22 and appeared in six games after his arrival. He had 10 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in those six games.

Here's a year-by-year breakdown of Marsh's contract with numbers courtesy of ESPN's Field Yates and ESPN Stats & Info:

2018 

Salary cap number: $3.5 million

Base salary: $1.1 million (guaranteed)

Roster bonus: $2 million (guaranteed, to be paid on third day of the league year)

Per-game roster bonus: $18,750 per game on 46-man roster

Workout bonus: $100,000

Note: Can earn up to $1.875 million in incentives tied to playing time and sacks

2019 (team option -- must be exercised by end of 2018 league year)

Salary cap number: $4.2 million

Base salary: $3.8 million

Per-game roster bonus: $18,750 per game on 46-man roster

Workout bonus: $100,000

Note: Can earn up to $1.875 million tied to playing time and sacks. Deal also has an escalator of up to $1.25 million for sacks.

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