Day three of the 2020 NFL Draft was significant for the San Francisco 49ers in a number of ways, chief among them the blockbuster news veteran left tackle Joe Staley was going to officially announce his retirement.
Staley and the Niners kept the lid on the news leading up to the draft because they had a contingency plan in place: working out a trade with the Washington Redskins for perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams. Had news got out, the Redskins would have assuredly upped the asking price.