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The San Francisco 49ers, who are in desperate need of a QB, apparently tried to see if the Green Bay Packers would actually consider trading away Aaron Rodgers.
Vikings announcer Paul Allen was somehow able to get the scoop that the Niners made a run at the Packers’ QB ahead of the draft.
The @49ers have offered the @Packers the 3rd overall pick in this year's draft, plus other picks and a number of players from their current roster including Garoppolo
for Aaron Rodgers.
The Packers turned them down.
First reported by @PAOnTheMic and confirmed by others.— Bill Michaels (@Bill_Michaels) April 29, 2021
— Bill Michaels (@Bill_Michaels) April 29, 2021
I have steam the 49ers went sniffing around Aaron Rodgers last night and summarily they were shut down.
The third pick along with Jimmy Garoppolo and potentially four other picks and two next year potentially. It’s moot now, the steam I feel is pretty good but the results weren’t necessarily the same.
Allen’s report was later confirmed by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
The #49ers reached out to the #Packers on Wednesday about trading for Aaron Rodgers, but no formal offer was made and a source said there is a “zero percent chance” that Green Bay deals the reigning NFL MVP.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 29, 2021
#Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said this week “Aaron is our guy. He’s going to be our quarterback for the foreseeable future.”
The #49ers still shot their shot, before presumably taking a QB with the No. 3 pick tonight. https://t.co/hsqmsU18bI
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 29, 2021
As of now, it appears the Niners are either pricing Trey Lance or Mac Jones and keeping Jimmy G.
The #49ers do not have plans to trade Jimmy G, unless the value overwhelms them. Seems pretty unlikely, but crazier things have happened. https://t.co/LToStyZL8e
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2021