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Kyle Madson

REVEALED: Why did 49ers lose 2025 5th round pick | Rare Historical Photos

It turns out a fifth-round pick is worth about $75,000.

49ers general manager John Lynch on Monday at the NFL owners meetings told reporters the team’s accounting error that cost them a 2025 fifth-round pick came during the 2020 season when they overpaid a player by $75,000.

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