Why Stephen A believes Rodgers should join hometown 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
It wouldn’t be a 49ers offseason without the quarterback rumors.
With veteran QB Jimmy Garoppolo likely being traded this offseason, the 49ers are expected to turn the reigns over to 21-year old Trey Lance … unless maybe a four-time NFL MVP wants to join his hometown team?
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes that if Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wants to be traded this offseason, the 49ers — his hometown team — make the most sense.
“I’m going to tell you the number one reason he should go … Kyle Shanahan,” Smith said Friday on First Take. “That’s the number one reason he should go. Kyle Shanahan is something special. Now I’m a bit hesitant about him in the fourth quarter of Super Bowls, but that’s it. Everywhere else, I gotta love what I’m seeing from Kyle Shanahan. I think Kyle Shanahan has proven to be one of the best coaches in football, to be quite honest with you, one of the…