Kyle Shanahan opens up on exploring trade options to replace Nick Bosa as 49ers DE suffers season-ending ACL injury

Kyle Shanahan gets honest on exploring trade options replacing Nick Bosa as 49ers DE suffers season-ending ACL injury
Kyle Shanahan gets honest on exploring trade options replacing Nick Bosa as 49ers DE suffers season-ending ACL injury

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said he is open to exploring trade options to replace injured defensive end Nick Bosa.

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Bosa, a five-time Pro Bowler, suffered a season-ending injury in Sunday's victory over the Arizona Cardinals. After confirmation that Bosa had torn his ACL, Shanahan discussed his plans to find a replacement.

"We'll look at trades like we always do, but there's gotta be trade options that make sense for you and the other team," he told reporters. "You can't do that stuff just to do it."
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Nick Bosa is in his seventh season with the 49ers. He had recorded 17 total tackles, 2.0 sacks, four tackles for loss, and three quarterback hits in three games. He made two tackles in Sunday's showdown against the Cardinals before getting injured in the first quarter.

Shanahan also stated that it is not an easy task to replace a player like Bosa:

"You don't just replace a guy like Nick. Everyone's got to continue to get better at everything. It's the same thing I'd be preaching if we did have Nick too.
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"When you lose your better players, it gets harder, but I also expect throughout this year all of our players to get better as it goes. That's stressed even that much more when you lose a great one like Nick. Lots of guys will obviously have to step it up as it goes, but I believe that'll be more by committee than any individual."
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NFL analyst names player that 49ers should potentially trade for after Nick Bosa's season-ending injury

After Kyle Shanahan confirmed Nick Bosa's status for the rest of the season, NFL analyst Chase Senior said the 49ers should explore the possibility of trading for Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson.

"The 49ers have shown they can compete in 2025. They should call up the Bengals to see what it costs to trade for Trey Hendrickson in the wake of losing Nick Bosa for the season."
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Throughout the offseason, Hendrickson negotiated for a new contract with the Bengals. However, they failed to reach an agreement. The team decided to restructure his current contract in such a way that it increases his 2025 salary by $17 million.

The 49ers are 3-0 and face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 28.

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