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at the NFL had settled the collusion grievances filed by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid Cheap Deebo Samuel Jersey , speculation emerged that Kaepernick and Reid cashed in, significantly. And while no one has yet to blab about the specific amount (it seems inevitable that someone eventually will), there are some indications that Kaepernick and Reid didn’t strike it as rich as some believe.First, the fact that Kaepernick may continue to seek employment with the NFL — and that he could, if denied employment, file a fresh claim for retaliation arising from his settled collusion grievance — suggests that the payment wasn’t a massive one. Buying out Kaepernick’s employment rights for the balance of his career would have been very expensive; the fact that the NFL didn’t buy out those employment rights, coupled with the potential exposure the NFL will have to a retaliation grievance if he remains unemployed, suggests that an enormous amount of money did not change hands.Second, per a source with knowledge of the internal procedures that resulted in the settlement, the payments by the NFL to Kaepernick and Reid did not require the approval of team owners. Instead, the NFL’s Management Council Executive Committee voted unanimously to approve the settlement, without a vote of the member clubs.Third, to the extent that the 1/32nd share of the settlement will be reflected in an eventual financial report of the Green Bay Packers, it’s believed that the impact of the payment will be immaterial to the broader figures reflected in the document.Fourth, multiple people connected to the league have, without disclosing the number Deebo Samuel San Francisco 49ers Jersey , downplayed the settlement as an amount that will cover the league’s anticipated legal expenses for the duration of the arbitration, with perhaps a bit more. (The anticipated legal expenses weren’t disclosed; chances are those amounts would have been in the seven figures, not in the eight figures.)Fifth, another source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that speculation that the settlement amount landed in the range of $60 million to $80 million is incorrect.It’s still possible if not likely that someone with knowledge of the specific payment will leak it. Until that happens, the available information suggests that Kaepernick and Reid ultimately will not be receiving the kind of major payday that some had suggested in the immediate aftermath of Friday’s news that a deal had been reached.It also means that, in our unofficial setting of the over/under at $49.5 million, the winning bet may be the under. If the Niners are going to make some noise in 2019, they’ll have to win these games" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsFiled under:San Francisco 49ers News49ers NFL ScheduleHow many must-win games are on the 49ers schedule?New,42commentsIf the Niners are going to make some noise in 2019, they’ll have to win these gamesPDTShareTweetShareShareHow many must-win games are on the 49ers schedule?Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesIf the San Francisco 49ers are going to become the hunted instead of the hunters this season and beyond, they are going to have to start winning the games, they are supposed to. Getting swept by the Arizona Cardinals? Not anymore. Fumbling opportunities away near the goal line? Those are the plays that just can’t happen if the team is going to take their play to the next level.The 49ers 2019 schedule is set up for the team to get off to an “easy” start, and then they’ll have to finish the season around .500 to make the playoffs. There are games on the schedule that the Niners must win. Starting strongTiming is everything in sports. In the case of the 49ers, they get a first-year head coach trying to figure out how they are going to block someone Week 1, and one of the worst rosters in the NFL in Week 2. Tampa Bay and Cincinnati are games the Niners must pull off if they don’t want to go down the stretch having the pressure to win each game. Are both games on the road? Yes. The 49ers can give themselves plenty of time to adjust to the eastern time zone by practicing in the state of Florida the week leading up to the game, if not longer. The following week they can stay out east. We will find out early on in the season if the 49ers are for real.Coming out aheadDuring Weeks 7-11 Deebo Samuel Jersey , the Niners go to Washington, then have Carolina at home, with two games against Arizona, and Seattle squeezed in the middle. So a rookie quarterback, a team that has consistently struggled on the road, and three division games. I’m not saying all five games are must-win, but the 49ers should absolutely come out ahead during this stretch. Anything worse than 3-2 should be a disappointment. I imagine when the team looked at the schedule, they felt the same way. This will conclude the “favorable” part of the Niners schedule.How many do you think?The only other game on the schedule that the 49ers should have circled as a must-win is Atlanta. Kyle Shanahan will want this one bad. The game is also sandwiched in between a few tough opponents and should serve as an excellent rebound game from the physicality that the team will see.Going through the schedule—if the team is going to be playing during the second week of January—I count six must-win games. The first two games, Washington, Carolina, home against Arizona, and Atlanta. That leaves plenty of wiggle room for the other ten games. It may be premature to give the 49ers credit to win that many games, but if they want to be taken seriously, that’s what they’ll need to do.How many games do you see as a must-win on the schedule?