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The San Francisco 49ers sent shockwaves through the NFL on Friday, agreeing to a blockbuster trade with the Miami Dolphins to jump up to the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the 49ers blockbuster trade, which will send three first-round picks to the Dolphins. In exchange for moving down from No. 3 overall to the No. 15 pick, Miami receives a 2022 third-round pick and San Francisco’s first-round picks in the 2022 and 2023 NFL Draft.
The Dolphins originally acquired the pick from the Houston Texans via the 2019 Laremy Tunsil trade. At that time, Houston traded two first-round picks (2020 and 2021), along with its 2021 second-round pick for Tunsil and wide receiver Kenny Stills. The deal backfired, with Houston finishing with the third-worst record in the NFL this past season.
While Tua Tagovailoa’s stats from his rookie season left plenty to be desired, Miami seems committed to the No. 5 overall pick from last year. With top quarterbacks available, the organization seized on an opportunity to trade down with a team that was desperate for a potential franchise signal-caller.
As word broke of the stunning deal, fans and draft analysts immediately reacted in shock and then started speculating about whom the 49ers might take with the No. 3 overall pick.
— Drea Blackwell (@KSBWDrea) March 26, 2021
Similar to the Jets-Colts trade where the 49ers must know they will be happy with two of three of Lance, Fields, and Wilson. Fins should still be able to get one of the Alabama receivers they covet at 12 and continue to have one of biggest draft capital wallets for two more years https://t.co/T9pcLnNSa6
— Sigmund Bloom (@SigmundBloom) March 26, 2021
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) March 26, 2021
*whispers* sounds like shanahan agreed with those of us who tried to tell you jimmy g wasn't gonna cut it.
— bomani (@bomani_jones) March 26, 2021
Consider how lucky you are to be a rookie QB playing for Shanahan on a team a year removed from the superbowl.
— hydrated king chris long (@JOEL9ONE) March 26, 2021
George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, and Deebo Samuel when the 49ers draft a QB at No. 3 pic.twitter.com/eHKVHjDq3E
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) March 26, 2021
High end QB with Shanahan pic.twitter.com/NeVtmdv8iP
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) March 26, 2021
Justin Fields is and always has been the better “Shanahan” QB than Zach Wilson. Can work the pocket and throw MOF better. Both work great but for the way Shanahan has ran his offense to this point, Fields makes more sense. Add in the QB run game and San Fran could be nuts in 2021
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) March 26, 2021
The 49ers had to have first made that offer to the Jets, right? And the Jets shouldn't have declined unless they were taking a QB at 1.2. So….Lawrence-Wilson-Fields 1-2-3?
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) March 26, 2021
Dolphins now have basically turned their former LT Laremy Tunsil who they traded to Houston into four first-round picks and a third-round pick.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 26, 2021
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