The 49ers have a new leader in sacks. And he has yet to play a down with San Francisco. The 49ers on Tuesday, less than two hours before the NFL trading deadline, wrapped up an agreement to acquire edge rusher Chase Young from the Washington Commanders for a 2024 third-round draft pick, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area. The third-round draft pick the 49ers are sending to the Commanders is a compensatory selection for the Tennessee Titans hiring Ron Carthon as general manager and the Houston Texans hiring DeMeco Ryans as head coach, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area. Young is signed through the remainder of the 2023 season, and is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in March. Young was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 draft, but the Commanders did not pick up his fifth-year option for the 2024 season after two injury-plagued seasons in which he registered 1.5 sacks in just 12 games. Young is off to the best start of his four-year NFL career with five sacks in seven games so far this season. This is general manager John Lynch's second big in-season trade over the past two years after he acquired running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers...
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