49ers GM John Lynch’s first draft move: a fleecing
Apr 28, 2017 at 1:00 AM
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Yes, 49ers rookie general manager John Lynch got off to an auspicious start in his first draft Thursday night with some help from Ryan Pace, his counterpart in Chicago. The 49ers received a third-round pick (No. 67), fourth-round pick (No. 111) and 2018 third-round selection from the Bears in exchange for moving down one spot, from No. 2 to No. 3. The 49ers took Stanford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas, who they would have taken at No. 2. The Bears grabbed North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky. Coughlin, the Jaguars executive vice president who used the No. 4 pick on LSU running back Leonard Fournette, applauded the 49ers and conceded he was envious. The Chicago Sun-Times reported a source "plugged into the 49ers" termed the Bears' decision "baffling." [...] there were multiple reports about the 49ers, who were tight-lipped in the run-up to the draft, receiving plenty of interest about their pick hours before the draft started Thursday. The 49ers later dealt the fourth-round pick they received from the Bears and their No. 34 pick to Seattle to move to No. 31, where they grabbed Alabama inside linebacker Reuben Foster.
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