The San Francisco 49ers under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are no strangers to the NFL trade deadline. In 2017, Shanahan’s first year, the 49ers scored quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo from the New England Patriots. Two years later, they grabbed Emmanuel Sanders from the Denver Broncos. And October 20 of 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of the Christian McCaffrey trade.
With another trade deadline looming, many are wondering if—or who—the 49ers could go after this year to stay consistent with their trade splashes. According to John Lynch during his KNBR appearance, they are on the phones, but if anything should happen is another story:
I think this time of the year it’s a lot of phone calls with other teams; “Where you guys at?