Mostert feels he is being paid as a special teams player rather than a star running back. Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

49ers RB Raheem Mostert requests trade

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 8, 2020 5:49 PM ET

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert has requested a trade.

Agent Brett Tessler announced the news via a tweet on Wednesday:

After months of unproductive talks with the 49ers about fairly adjusting Raheem Mostert's contract (which paid him for special teams) we have requested a trade. Disappointing that it would come to this for a guy who led all NFL RBs in YPC & helped lead them to the Super Bowl.
— Brett Tessler (@TesslerSports) July 8, 2020

Per Spotrac, the 28-year-old ball-carrier has two years left on a contract that could be worth $8.7 million.

Mostert was a revelation for the 2019 NFC champions, as he averaged 5.6 yards per carry on 137 regular-season attempts. He finished the campaign with 772 yards on the ground and 10 total touchdowns.

As noted by Tessler, Mostert led the NFL in yards per carry among running backs in 2019. Mostert also torched the Green Bay Packers for 220 rushing yards and four TDs in the NFC Championship Game.

As a pro, Mostert has tallied 1,069 rushing yards and an astonishing 6.0 yards per carry on only 178 career rushes.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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