Being successful in business requires taking risks. Those risks sometimes pay off tenfold. Other times they blow up in your face.
During the 2021 offseason the 49ers felt a change was needed to get a sixth Lombardi Trophy. The organization had a capable roster. Unfortunately, the most important player on the team could not stay healthy to get them over the top.
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan decided to take a risk.
On March 26, San Francisco sent three first round picks and a third rounder to the Miami Dolphins for the third pick in the draft.