Niners Are Rebuilding, But Staley Likely to Stay
Joe Staley is a remnant of an earlier 49ers era. The veteran left tackle was a key member of an offensive line that was one of the NFL's best when Jim Harbaugh was turning San Francisco into an NFC power.Staley — a perennial Pro Bowler and a past All-Pro pick at left tackle — is the only one of the five members of that line still with the team. Guards Mike Iupati and Alex Boone, center Jonathan Goodwin and right tackle Anthony Davis are all retired or with other teams.Now, with the 49ers at 0-7 and in the midst of a rebuilding program under new GM John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan, there have been reports this week that the Niners may be willing to trade Staley as the NFL trading deadline of Oct. 31 approaches.This week, Shanahan said he doesn't want Staley, 33, to go anywhere. Yet he and the 49ers are willing to make any move they believe will make the franchise stronger."Joe is a guy that I definitely want here and definitely a guy I wouldn't want to lose by any means," Shanahan told reporters. "I'm not going to sit here, if anybody called for any one of our players, it's not like you just hang up the phone."If people want to offer the world, you've always got...
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