With a small signing bonus, industry insiders believe the new contract of Colin Kaepernick may make it harder for the San Francisco 49ers to get deals done with other players.

Kaepernick said he hoped his deal would make it easier for the 49ers to sign other players.

Kaepernick received a signing bonus of $12,328,766 (to be exact) and a fully guaranteed 2014 base salary of $645,000 for this season. That works out to just less than $13 million fully guaranteed.

In comparison, guard Andy Levitre received $13 million guaranteed ($10.5 million signing bonus and $2.5 million fully guaranteed salary) in his deal with the Tennessee Titans in 2013. Logan Mankins (New England) got $21.5 million guaranteed, while Carl Nicks (Tampa Bay) and Jahri Evans (New Orleans) both received guarantees of $19 million.