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Alex Smith Nfl

March 21, 2012 by · Comments Off on Alex Smith Nfl 

Alex Smith Nfl, Quarterback Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to terms on a three-year contract that will pay him $8 million per season with $16.5 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. Smith was expected to sign within the day. Smith’s new deal, which was all but done late Tuesday, can pay him up to $33 million.

On Tuesday, Peyton Manning was formally introduced in Denver after the 49ers pursued the four-time NFL MVP. Coach Jim Harbaugh worked out Manning at Duke last week.

The 27-year-old Smith met with Miami on Sunday but ultimately decided to stay put with the storied franchise that drafted him first overall in 2005.

Smith had a breakthrough season last year, throwing for 3,150 yards and 17 touchdowns to help San Francisco reach the NFC title game.

Both sides made it clear after the Niners’ 20-17 overtime loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the NFC championship game that they planned to work out a new deal.

It just took a little while longer than expected after Manning briefly entered the picture.

Smith and Harbaugh built a strong working relationship in a matter of months, and Smith told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Sunday that he understood the business side of the NFL. So, perhaps it won’t take long for Harbaugh and Smith to get over San Francisco’s weeklong courting of Manning.

“It’s a very strong relationship,” Harbaugh told reporters while leaving team headquarters Tuesday, noting nothing had changed in Smith being “our guy.”

Last spring, Harbaugh handed over his playbook to Smith during a brief lifting of the lockout – a show of confidence in the QB even though he wasn’t under contract. Smith wound up re-signing for $4.9 million, then earned a $1 million bonus for making the playoffs as the 49ers ended an eight-year stretch without a postseason berth or winning record.

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