Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer helped the San Francisco 49ers get over the line to beat out the Los Angeles Rams’ trade offer for Christian McCaffrey, according to Niners general manager John Lynch.
Speaking with Tim Kawakami of the Athletic, Lynch said Fitterer “did a really good job” during the negotiations of communicating with the Niners about other offers. Specifically, Lynch said, Fitterer was clear about which draft picks would seal the deal.
“And so Fitterer … came back and said, ‘Look, the way you can make this happen is you guys have a fourth this year, the other team doesn’t.