San Francisco 49ers swing blockbuster trade with Miami Dolphins for No. 3 overall pick (report)
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The San Francisco 49ers currently possess the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. The 49ers currently have six picks in the draft, and we'll track all of their selections in the 2019 NFL draft, which begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP
A massive domino has finally fallen on the quarterback trade market.
The 49ers have acquired the No. 3 overall pick from the Dolphins, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. San Francisco is sending three first-round picks and a third-rounder to jump up from No. 12 overall.
From a Patriots perspective, this means Jimmy Garoppolo should finally become available in trade discussions. If the 49ers are giving up three first-rounders to make a leap like this, they’re almost certainly going to take a franchise quarterback. With no guaranteed money left on his contract, the 49ers can move on from Garoppolo relatively easily.
Bill Belichick is reportedly still interested in his own quarterback, too.
On ESPN’s Get Up Thursday morning, Diana Russini reported the Patriots are still kicking the tires on a Garoppolo trade.
“Just recently I was talking to somebody in the league who I really trust,” Russini said. “He’s got good information. He said, ‘Do not take the Jimmy Garoppolo trade off the table.’ That is something New England is still sniffing out. Bill doesn’t like to put his cards out on the table so most think if we all know about that it probably won’t happen, but there is definitely a tone in the league that it could still go down.”