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Sunday 26 February 2017

49ers 2017 draft picks: Finalizing the 2015 week of two mediocre tight end trades

Source: www.ninersnation.com --- Saturday, February 25, 2017
It was a “wild” week when the 49ers traded two tight ends in training camp. The San Francisco 49ers have finalized their ten draft picks for the 2017 NFL Draft , and the PR team posted the final list. There had been some confusion on my part, as I thought the team had 11 picks including two seventh rounders. The 49ers gained the Cleveland Browns seventh (No. 1 in the round) in the Andy Lee trade, and at one point held their own seventh at No. 2. However, it turns out, the 49ers sent their seventh to Washington as part of the Derek Carrier trade. Back in 2015, the 49ers traded Carrier to Washington for an undisclosed draft pick. It was subsequently reported to be a fifth rounder coming back to the 49ers. However, it turns out the trade had a performance requirement. Carrier played 12 games in 2015, but only eight in 2016. The 49ers still got the fifth round pick, but due to the decreased playing time, the 49ers had to send back their seventh. I was doing some poking around on the trade, and it reminded me of that very random period back in 2015. The 49ers made the Carrier trade on August 21. Three days prior, on August 18, the 49ers traded another tight end. They sent Asante Cleveland to the New England Patriots for Jordan Devey. The Patriots released Cleveland in September, and signed him to the practice squad. He joined the Patriots 53-man roster in late November, but was release a few weeks later. Even with limited time, I’d sa ...



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