49ers forfeit 2025 5th-round pick, move 2024 4th-round pick due to 2022 payroll errors; NFL confirms no cap circumvention.

49ers forfeit a 2025 fifth-round draft pick & move 2024 fourth-round pick (originally #131) to the bottom of the round due to 2022 payroll errors affecting salary-cap projections. NFL concluded the team would have remained under the salary cap, with no intent to circumvent it. 49ers accepted the imposed discipline, stating they did not mislead or gain a competitive advantage from the payroll mistake.

March 18, 2024
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