According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers have traded Pro Bowl punter Andy Lee to the Cleveland Browns for a 7th round draft pick in 2017. Yes, 2017 and not 2016.
The 49ers used a 5th round selection in this year's draft to select Clemson punter Bradley Pinion, who general manager Trent Baalke had said would offer competition for Lee. It looks as though that competition is over.
While there had been early speculation, due mainly to his college field goal experience, that Pinion might actually offer some competition for kicker Phil Dawson, he will likely start at punter for the 49ers and Lee will start for the Browns.
Lee was drafted by the 49ers in the 6th round of the 2004 NFL Draft and selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2007, 2009 and 2011 seasons. His contract with the 49ers had run through 2018.
Lee was going to count $2.55 million against this year's cap whereas Pinion will count only account for $483,550.
Lee had averaged 46.2 yards per punt during his career with the 49ers with a net average of 39.6 yards per punt.
And now, some Bradley Pinion punting highlights...
Cleveland is trading a 7th-round pick in 2017 to San Francisco for three-time Pro Bowl punter Andy Lee, league sources told ESPN.
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By Gilbert Brink
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John Lynch, if you're reading (you're not) whatever you do, do not trade for Jets SS Jamal Adams.
Once again, Adams has made the headlines with another attempt to force his way off of the New York Jets. This time taking shots at Jets head coach Adam Gase and GM Joe Douglas. Adams questions Gase's leadership and Douglas' experience in his recent interview with Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. Earlier in the week Adams tweeted his
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By David Bonilla
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On July 8, San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert and his agent requested a trade after months of what they described as "unproductive" contract negotiations. Mostert is scheduled to earn a base salary of $2.575 million in 2020, which is the second year in the three-year deal he signed last offseason.
By comparison, running back Tevin Coleman leads 49ers running backs in earnings with a 2020 base salary of $4.55 million. The request led many to speculate on Mostert's NFL future, and whether or not his time with San Francisco could come to an end.
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By David Bonilla
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Notes on Jamal Adams/Seahawks, per sources. Parties involved believed 49ers, Cowboys were both in. A deal now not stipulation for trade, can extend this year or next.Draft uncertainty a factor.All but closes book on Clowney.Team views Adams as weapon more than safety— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN)
