The NFL announces that the #49ers will forfeit their original fifth-round selection in the 2025 Draft and will have their 2024 fourth-round selection (#131) move to the end of the fourth round, behind the compensatory picks (#135). According to the NFL, a review found payroll accounting errors at the close of 2022 resulted in a misreporting of the club’s cumulative player compensation. The NFL says SF would have remained under the cap at all times regardless of the error and there was no ill intent. The #49ers statement: “We take responsibility and accept the imposed discipline from the NFL due to a clerical payroll error. At no time did we mislead or otherwise deceive the League or gain a competitive advantage in connection with the payroll mistake.” Per Matt Maiocco and Tom Pelissero