Report: 49ers May be Interested in Trading Bethea
In his first season with the 49ers in 2014, safety Antoine Bethea was selected by coaches for the Bill Walsh Award, given to the team's most valuable player.Said then-head coach Jim Harbaugh: "He's a pro's pro. Great with the young guys, great on the field, great in the meeting rooms."Sounds like the perfect player to have on the team in 2016 under new head coach Chip Kelly for a franchise making a big transition, right?Well, maybe not.Bethea, 31, is coming off an injury that cost him a good chunk of the 2015 season, and is on tap to make more than $5 million in 2016. Those two factors – along with the rise of young safety Jaquiski Tartt – apparently are spurring 49ers general manager Trent Baalke to consider trading Bethea, possibly before this month's draft, which begins with the first round on the 28th, according to longtime NFL writer Peter King of Sports Illustrated's Monday Morning Quarterback.King, citing a source, wrote that the 49ers want to trade both Bethea and offensive tackle Anthony Davis, who retired after the 2014 season but has made statements that he'd like to return for 2016 – but hasn't applied for reinstatement.The 49ers already have a dozen...
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