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John Lynch unhappy with Raheem Mostert’s trade demand

Raheem Mostert got what he wanted. The 49ers renegotiated his deal this week, giving him a signing bonus and incentives that could double his salary by $ 2.875 million in 2020.

But the way the running back performed didn’t necessarily please the 49ers.

Mostert made a trade request public through his agent in early July.

Everyone is fine now.

Mostert is probably happy with the compromise, getting more money a year after signing a three-year extension. The 49ers will likely have a happy Mostert, who had a breakout season in 2020.

Mostert rushed for 772 yards and scored 10 regular season touchdowns and added 336 yards with five playoff touchdowns.

“Now I love Raheem and I love his family,” Lynch said. “It is sometimes frustrating during these [negotiations]. But I was a player, so I understand that you don’t speak directly with a player. You speak with an agent.

“And sometimes I think because of that there can be communication losses. What we finally did [in revising his contract], we’ve always planned to do this, so it’s frustrating that it must have happened. But fresher heads had to prevail and we had to understand that Raheem is a very important player for our team.

Football Talk" data-reactid="27">John Lynch unhappy with Raheem Mostert’s swap request originally appeared on Pro Football Talk

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