49ers S Talanoa Hufanga just received some excellent news from the NFL
Is there a better way for the weekend to start?
San Francisco 49ers safety-pinned Talanoa Hufanga's weekend just got a whole lot better.
That's because the NFL announced the recipients of its Performance-Based Pay program on Friday and the first-team All-Pro/Pro Bowler's name among the top-25 on the list.
In other words: Hufanga just received a huge bump when it comes to his 2023 salary.
Per NFL Communications, Hufanga will make an extra $703,926 after finishing No. 16 on the top-25 list. He's currently slated to make $940,000, so, the former fifth-rounder will have a six-figure salary that totals $1,643,926 in 2023.
There are two other 49ers in line for raises: safety Tashaun Gipson and center Jake Brendel.
Based off the NFL's formula, Gipson is actually ahead of Tufanga at No. 12 and he'll receive an extra $708,106 on top of his $1.170 million base salary. Brendel finished at No. 23 and is going to make an extra $643,691 in 2023. Both Gipson and Brendel re-signed with the team, so it's more good news for them heading into the new season.
Below is how the NFL's formula works:
It "is computed by using a player index (“Index”). To produce the Index, a player’s “PBP Playtime” (defined as the player’s regular season total plays played on offense, defense and special teams, divided by the number of plays of the player with the most total combined plays on that team) is divided by his “PBP Compensation” (defined as regular season full salary, prorated portion of signing bonus, earned incentives). Each player’s Index is then compared to those of the other players on his team to determine the amount of his Performance-Based Pay.
"If a player’s base salary is less than the Minimum Salary of a player with seven or more Credited Seasons, then player’s base salary will be imputed to be equal to the Minimum Salary of a player with seven or more Credited Seasons (i.e., $1.120M for the 2022 season). By imputing a minimum salary of $1.120 million, a slightly higher percentage of the pool is directed to high-performing veteran players whose salaries exceed $1.120 million, but are not among the highest in the league, as contemplated by the formula. This imputation of salary is solely for the purpose of calculating distributions from the pool and does not affect the actual salary paid to the player under his contract."
