
"49ers Penalized: Payroll Error Costs Draft Picks"
The San Francisco 49ers have forfeited a 2025 draft choice and received a penalty of four spots for a selection in the 2024 draft due to administrative payroll accounting errors, resulting in the team giving up their original fifth-round choice in 2025 and having their 2024 fourth-round selection move from No. 131 to No. 135. The NFL stated that the errors were due to a misreporting of the team's cumulative player compensation, but clarified that there was no intent to circumvent the salary cap. Despite the penalties, the Niners still have 10 total picks in the upcoming draft.




