Arik Armstead: I felt 'extremely disrespected' by the 49ers

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Arik Armstead wanted to make one thing clear: He harbors no animosity toward his former team, the San Francisco 49ers, despite his recent release. However, that doesn't mean he liked how the situation played out.

The two sides had tried to work on a contract restructuring to prevent his departure but ultimately could not reach an agreement, leading to Armstead's exit.

On his podcast, "Third and Long," Armstead opened up about the situation, stating that the offer the 49ers extended was insulting, especially after playing nine seasons for the organization.

After the Super Bowl, the 49ers approached Armstead to discuss the restructure, which he expected. The team had initially indicated that they wanted to sign him to an extension, keeping him in Santa Clara for a long time.

That's what made the 49ers' offer so shocking.

"And so they extended an offer to me of $6 million for a one-year deal with incentives to go up to, like, eight," Armstead revealed. "And when they sent that over, I did feel extremely disrespected. I don't feel that level of compensation is nowhere near the type of player that I am. And not even just the type of player that I am, what I have committed to the game, what I've committed to my team, what I've committed to the organization in my community."

Armstead added, "So I didn't feel like that offer was anywhere near the level of compensation for a player like me. And so, in that moment, it was definitely tough. I had to make some decisions."