Mack announced his retirement Thursday, Michael Silver of NFL Network reports.
Mack was contemplating retirement throughout the offseason, and he'll ultimately elect to hang up his cleats following 13 professional seasons with the Browns, Falcons and 49ers. Jake Brendel and Dohnovan West seem like the most likely candidates to start at center for San Francisco in 2022.
The 49ers and Mack agreed to a re-worked deal Thursday, lowering his base salary for 2022 and 2023, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
Mack, who is contemplating retirement, dropped his salary in 2022 from $5M to $1.12M, freeing up $4M in cap space for the 49ers. He additionally reworked his 2023 salary, but there is no guarantee the 36-year-old is returning to the field for a 14th season quite yet. The extra cap space could provide the 49ers the extra funds for a new center if Mack ultimately does decide to hang up his cleats.
