The 49ers have received inquiries from at least three teams regarding the availability of wide receiver Pierre Garcon, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com first mentioned the possibility that Garcon could be on the trade block.
Per Schefter, many clubs are interested in Garcon thanks to his veteran presence, and he’s always been valued as a tough, hard-nosed player. He’s also relatively affordable, as any club that acquired Garcon would only be responsible for 9/17 of his base salary, which works out to just under $3MM for the rest of the season.
For the 49ers, the financials wouldn’t be quite as simple in the event of a Garcon trade. San Francisco gave Garcon a $12MM signing bonus when it landed him prior to the 2017 campaign, and that money will all find its way to the 49ers’ salary cap. However, because we’ve passed June 1, San Francisco wouldn’t see any additional money hit its cap this season. Instead, the rest of Garcon’s guarantees ($7.2MM) would accelerate onto the Niners’ cap in 2019. That shouldn’t present much of a problem for the 49ers, who have nearly $70MM in available funds next season.
Garcon, 32, joined San Francisco last season after spending the first nine years of his NFL career with the Colts and Redskins. He played in only eight games in 2017, posting 40 catches and 500 yards before a neck injury ended his year. This season, Garcon has started seven games and managed 21 receptions and 230 yards.
Trade him! Getting older and he’s regressed a lot this year. Teams would be doing the Niners a favor by trading for Garcon
What good does wide receiver if your team had no quarterback???
49er now is a joke
Head coach terrible
Any power college team can beat 49er
General manager not good so far
Can not find a win thus year
With good coach
49er will win 4 games or more instead of 1
Looks like someone went to Woodstock and didn’t make it all the way back
49er need coach Jim back