Dilfer did not force trade

Oftentimes, the type of move the 49ers pulled off last week when they traded up to pick 3 in the 2021 NFL Draft takes place much closer to the start of the draft, if not after the draft actually begins. So why did the team feel it was necessary to make the move over a month in advance, and why did it think it was worth the heavy price it paid to get it done? Call it a good old-fashioned case of fear of missing out. 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan held a media session with reporters on Monday, during which they spoke about last Friday's trade that sent the 12th overall pick, a third-round pick in 2021, and two future first-round picks to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for pick 3. The timing of the trade caught the NFL world off-guard,

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters on Monday, after the team's trade from last week moving from the No. 12 spot to No. 3 overall. Here is everything they had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Opening comments: General Manager John Lynch: "Hey everybody. Look, we thought it'd be appropriate to start, there's one thing different here for us. Our first press conference without one [Philadelphia Eagles senior vice president of communications] Bob Lange here with us. On behalf of [head coach] Kyle [Shanahan] and our entire organization, just wanted to thank Bob. Bob had a unique opportunity to go home, be provided for him and

It sounds like the majority of the NFL believes that the San Francisco 49ers trading up last week from No. 12 to No. 3 overall was to secure the right to draft quarterback Mac Jones of Alabama, not Justin Fields of Ohio State or Trey Lance of North Dakota State. Of course, maybe that's exactly what the 49ers want the league to believe. There are so many smokescreens headed into the draft that it is difficult to predict what might happen. That is part of the appeal. Still, NFL Media draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah revealed what many people around the league are hearing—that head coach Kyle Shanahan and San Francisco covet Jones, who most feel might be the fifth-best quarterback in this year's draft class. "Well, I think the majority of people around the league

Trust nothing. No, I am not talking about the pre-draft chatter that the San Francisco 49ers are locked in on Alabama quarterback Mac Jones with the No. 3 overall pick. Although, I tend not to trust pre-draft chatter either. I am talking about April Fools' Day. Sorry, George Kittle. No one is falling for this one. The 49ers' All-Pro tight end tweeted out the following, hoping to fool some gullible fans by suggesting that he had been traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He even included a mock-up of himself in his new uniform. Next chapter... thanks to the faithful for all the support!