The 49ers made a trade. But it wasn’t for the position you’d expect. According to his agent, Mike McCartney, the 49ers have acquired Zane Gonzalez from the Carolina Panthers.
Carolina signed the kicker that we hoped San Francisco would pursue during free agency, Eddy Pineiro. That move made Gonzalez, who didn’t play during 2022, available.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the 49ers and Panthers will swap picks in 2025. It’s a conditional late rounder in ‘25. Per Pelissero, Gonzalez was on the brink of being released before the trade.
Gonzalez, who turns 27 in May, was carted off the field in the preseason finale for Carolina last year due to a non-contact injury.