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49ers Named As Potential Trade Destination for All-Pro DE Trey Hendrickson
“Knox sees the 49ers as a solid fit, both in terms of banked draft capital and in positional need.
“San Francisco is equipped with two third-round [compensatory] picks awarded for the external hirings of DeMeco Ryans and Ran Carthon,” Knox wrote. “It could offer both selections, along with a fairly sizeable first-round jump, to Cincinnati for Hendrickson.”
Hendrickson, a third-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2017, has been with the Bengals since 2021, and is entering the final year of his contract with Cincinnati. His stock as a starting pass rusher has steadily risen over the past several years, culminating with an All-Pro season last year.”
How Shanahan envisions 49ers benefiting from Farrell addition
“We really needed a No. 2 blocking tight end,” Shanahan said. “Losing Charlie, we thought we haven’t been able to replace him yet. Eric came in and did some good things for us last year, but for Luke to be available where we got him price-wise, I thought we got one of the better blockers in this league and someone who can also bring something in the pass game also.”
Shanahan has had a consistently successful run-game, even before his arrival in the Bay Area, and having a second blocking tight end has been a large part of that production.
“I think it’s one of the critical things in running the ball,” Shanahan said. “To balance out the offensive line, to balance out two sides of the formation, when you have the threat to go to the defensive end on both sides of the ball is a big deal.”