NFL Rumors: San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith Looking for Big Money?

March 5, 2012   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

For those wondering why the San Francisco 49ers and soon-to-be free-agent quarterback Alex Smith haven't hammered out a new contract yet, Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area has your reason. 
Smith is looking for a contract that rivals what the Buffalo Bills paid Ryan Fitzpatrick last season, and the 49ers don't appear comfortable giving him that kind of money.
Sources told CSNBAyArea.com late in the season that the 49ers were looking at a two- or three-year contract worth from $8 million to $11 million annually for Smith's services. 
Meanwhile, agent Tom Condon is likely looking at the extension the Buffalo Bills awarded Ryan Fitzpatrick, who signed a reported six-year, $59 million deal with $24 million guaranteed.
This obvious gap between the two sides is what's holding up any kind of deal that would ensure Smith is back in San Francisco in 2012. 
But after a 2011 season in which Smith took several steps forward under coach Jim Harbaugh and the Niners...

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