49ers sign ex-Punahou and Oregon star Buckner to $18M deal
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / APRIL 28
Punahou and Oregon defensive end DeForest Buckner was selected seventh pick with by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the NFL draft. Buckner is pictured getting the call at his draft party held in Kapolei. His mother, Maria, watches from the back.
University of Oregon and Punahou School graduate DeForest Buckner, who was drafted seventh overall by the San Francisco 49ers in last week’s NFL Draft, has signed his four-year contract that includes an $11 million signing bonus, according to multiple sources.
The NFL Network first reported the deal, which is worth $18.19 million with a signing bonus of $11,429,812.
NFL rookies are paid by a wage scale as agreed upon by the 2011 collective bargaining agreement. According to OverTheCap.com, Buckner’s salary breakdown will be $3.31 million for 2016, $4.13 million for 2017, $4.96 million for 2018 and $5.79 million for 2019.
Buckner joins a 49ers team that is coached by former Oregon coach Chip Kelly and includes assistant Jerry Azzinaro, his former defensive line coach at Oregon, and defensive end Arik Armstead, Buckner’s teammate at Oregon whom the 49ers drafted No. 17 (17th overall) last year.
The 6-foot-7, 291-pound Buckner is expected to play defensive end in the 49ers’ 3-4 scheme.
11 responses to “49ers sign ex-Punahou and Oregon star Buckner to $18M deal”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Is his parents now moving on up….. to the east side? …..to a deluxe luxury home in the sky (Hawaii Loa Ridge)?
isn’t it a deluxe apartment in the sky? …which means some where in kakaako
Yeah but then you cannot use “east side”…..then the song all hammajamma.
Happy for him and his family. He is a gem of a human being and deserves the funds. He has already said he will share it with the large family as well as the community.
Great for him!
Great!!! Now go out and play like you deserve it.
And don’t forget to save and invest— most NFL careers only last a decade or so.
Judging from his character, I’m sure he’ll spend wisely. He’s been the man of the house since he was a young teen after his father’s health took a downturn. By the way, average NFL career is closer to 5 years than 10.
And for Hawaii players the average is even less.
how much did mariota sign for, including signing bonus?
Don’t have to move out of the west side if you love it. Just buy some land and build what u want for your family.