Getty ImagesThe 49ers made a trade on Saturday when they sent cornerback Kenneth Acker to the Chiefs and they’ve reportedly made another one on Sunday.
According to multiple reports, the Niners have traded guard Brandon Thomas to the Lions for wide receiver Jeremy Kerley pending physicals on both sides. Kerley spent the last five years with the Jets as a slot receiver and punt returner and the 49ers saw wideout Bruce Ellington go down with a hamstring injury on Friday night.
Thomas was a third-round pick in 2014 and likely would have gone higher if not for a torn ACL suffered in a pre-draft workout with the Saints. He missed all of that season and didn’t play any snaps last season.
Thomas isn’t the only offensive lineman departing the 49ers. The team announced that veteran Erik Pears was released after starting all 16 games at right tackle last year. Trent Brown appears to have won the job this year.
Tight end Busta Anderson, a seventh-round pick in 2015, has also been dropped from the roster.
it is about time we cut the human turnstile in pears. Kerley is a reliable veteran who can help out our younger receivers.
Good riddance to Pears.
Both good moves.
A year too late for Pears, a gatorade cooler could have filled in better.
If they traded Kaepernick, it would be racist and he would be oppressed even more
Good move getting Kerley. Reliable and a good role model for the younger WRs.