Well, we were hearing the 49ers were going to grab themselves a pass rusher at Tuesdayâs NFL trade deadline. And they got themselves a big fish: Commanders end Chase Young, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
Young currently has 15 tackles and nine quarterback hits for Washington. He has 5.0 sacks in seven games, and is well on pace to top his career high of 7.5 sacks this season.
Wrote NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport on Twitter (now known as X):
“Sources: Former No. 2 overall pick #Commanders DE Chase Young is being traded to the #49ers. Incredible. Likely a mid-round pick in 2024. After dealing Montez Sweat to the #Bears, Washington now trades Young to one of the NFLâs best.”
Chase Young 49ers Trade Could Relieve Nick Bosa Pressure
The move is expected to relieve some of the pressure off pass-rusher Nick Bosa, who has just 2.5 sacks on the season after signing a record $170 million contract over five seasons in September.
Former defensive end Chris Long, who signed a four-year, $60 million megadeal 11 years ago with the Rams, said that the unfair thing about the pressure on Bosa was that no one was taking that pressure off him on the 49ers line. That was obvious in the 49ers’ Monday night loss to Minnesota in Week 7, when the Vikings kept several bodies between Bosa and the quarterback.
âThe pressure on Nick Bosa right now to perform must be huge,â Long said. âNot must be, it isâI know because Iâve been the big contract guy. Not to his degree ⦠Heâs got two and a half sacks and we all know sacks are not the end-all be-all. And theyâre very dependent. (Minnesota) took him away, paid extra attention to him.â
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