There was a fear this was coming. Every time you sat down to do a mock draft, and discuss the potential quarterback landing spots on a podcast or a radio show. Deep in the recesses of your mind, there was a fear that the big trade would be coming, that would render hours of work or thoughts dropped during a show obsulete in a matter of seconds.
Like a thunderbolt from the gods above, that move finally happened. The San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins have executed that blockbuster deal. The Dolphins have sent the third pick in the 2021 draft to the 49ers in exchange for San Francisco’s first-round selection in the 2021 draft (12 overall), a 2021 third-round pick (102 overall, the compensation pick for the Robert Saleh hiring) and first-round selections in 2022 and 2023.
Adam Schefter broke the news on Friday:
Filed to ESPN: Dolphins trading No. 3 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 12 pick, a 2021 third-round pick (SF’s comp pick for Robert Saleh hiring) and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, per sources.
Blockbuster deal with massive ramifications for years to come.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 26, 2021
So, what are the potential ramifications?
