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In March,
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported that the San Francisco 49ers were telling teams inquiring about trading for Jimmy Garoppolo that they already had an offer on the table.
"As we hear it, 49ers G.M. John Lynch is telling interested teams that he has an offer in hand of two second-round picks for Garoppolo, a player the team acquired in 2017 for one second-round pick," Florio wrote.
It's worth noting that the report came well after Garoppolo undergoing shoulder surgery.
More than five months later, during his regular KNBR interview, general manager John Lynch was asked about that rumor.
"I never said that," Lynch said on the
Murph & Mac show before laughing. "We were in a bunch of talks with teams, and it was right about when we were at the Combine, those talks were heating up. So conceptually, we had talked about a number of different things, and we were kind of looking and saying, 'OK, where is the best offer?'
"But then Jimmy and Dr. [Neal] ElAttrache and everybody made the decision that he needed something that we thought was going to just be a rest and rehab. We reevaluated, and [they said], 'The rest and rehab's not working. We're going to go ahead and have surgery.' And that happened while we were at the Combine. 'And we're going to do it tomorrow.'
"It was like, 'Whoa.' It was my duty at that point to call those teams and go, 'Hold on, there's a little twist.' And then they all said, 'Obviously, we're going to have to sit back and let this thing clear and see where it goes.' That's that whole story."
The rest of the story, you know. The market of potential trade partners dried up as quarterback-needy teams addressed the position. By the time Garoppolo was healthy, there wasn't a market for him anymore.
That left just two options. Either Garoppolo gets released, which the 49ers
admitted they might have been forced to do because of the quarterback's $24.2 million base salary, or he returns to the team with a significant pay cut. Garoppolo chose option two because there was no guarantee that he would do better on the open market at this point in the year when rosters are pretty much set.
"There's only so many chairs, if you want to make that analogy (of musical chairs), and all the chairs filled up," Lynch said. "... I'm at a loss as to why the interest wasn't there, but we're the beneficiary of that, in my mind."
Before making a final decision, Lynch says he and Shanahan spoke with second-year quarterback Trey Lance, the 49ers' starter, and 15 team leaders. Everyone supported the idea of bringing back Garoppolo.
You can listen to the entire conversation with Lynch below.
A sketchy rumor surfaced on Sunday morning, alleging that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had requested a trade.
BREAKING: Brandon Aiyuk has officially requested a trade from the 49ers, per confirmation from my San Francisco source. Benjamin Allbright & 49ersSportsTalk have also done some preliminary reporting on this story. As of Sunday morning, April 14, the Steelers have been the… pic.twitter.com/plCkQo87lj— John Frascella (Football) (@LegendSports7)
On Wednesday, Chat Sports contributor Chase Senior reported that the Pittsburgh Steelers were "aggressively pursuing" San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. He further stated that the Steelers are confident they can finalize a deal for the star player.
REPORTS: The Pittsburgh Steelers are aggressively pursuing a Brandon Aiyuk trade and the Steelers would be "surprised" if they don't land Aiyuk. Of note: Pittsburgh has the 20th overall pick. The Niners could look at that as equal value for Aiyuk if they can't get a deal done.…
According to Sports Illustrated contributor Noah Strackbein, who writes for "All Steelers" on the network, there's a level of confidence within the Pittsburgh Steelers organization that they can strike a deal for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk—and at a bargain rate.
"According to a team source, the Steelers and 49ers trade talks are real," Strackbein wrote. "While nothing is imminent, they 'would be surprised if it didn't happen.' But it all comes down to compensation, and Pittsburgh isn't willing to budge much on price."
While it seems unlikely that the 49ers would part ways with Aiyuk for anything less than a first-round draft
It is less than two weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft, and the San Francisco 49ers finally have a first-round draft pick, after not having one the last two years. Who will they select? Will it be a defensive player? An offensive player? They could use help on the offensive line and in the secondary and defensive line. And they may also have multiple holes to fill a year from now.
Either way, the 49ers need to hit on these draft picks, especially in the early rounds, where they haven't always been at their best. John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan have some first-round misses, like DT Solomon Thomas and LB Rueben Foster. But are those the worst first-round picks in team history? Neither made this list, though some will argue that Thomas should be on it, mainly because he was taken
