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10 most shocking developments from NFL offseason

The Bears taking MItchell Trubisky was one of the most stunning NFL offseason moves in 2017

4. 49ers go on free agency spending spree

49ers general manager John Lynch

The San Francisco 49ers were awful last season, winning just two games. While there was some impressive young talent on display, nobody would argue that this team doesn’t have a lot of work ahead of it before featuring a championship-contending roster.

Specifically on offense, the 49ers featured in abysmal level of talent at the skill positions. Given the futility we witnessed last year, it seemed inevitable that the 49ers would need at least three to four years to build up an offense capable of playing at the highest level.

Don’t tell that to John Lynch, the team’s rookie general manager.

In his first year running things, Lynch doled out 14 contracts worth nearly $150 million, and that doesn’t even count what Elvis Dumervil is being paid on his two-year deal.

Pierre Garcon’s five-year deal is worth $47.5 million. Malcolm Smith’s five-year deal is worth $26.5 million. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk landed a four-year deal worth $21 million, the most a fullback has ever been paid in the NFL.

Now, a lot of that money will never be paid out. Many of the contracts that were signed were front-loaded.

But that doesn’t take away the shock factor of the incredible amount of spending this team did. Especially considering that even in our most generous estimation, the 49ers will be lucky to win six or seven games this upcoming season.

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