SANTA CLARA, Calif. _ A match was lit under the kindling of 49ers social media trade rumors Saturday when star safety Jamal Adams was traded from the New York Jets to the Seattle Seahawks.
ESPN national reporter Jeremy Fowler indicated San Francisco was in the running when he tweeted, "Parties involved believed 49ers, Cowboys were both in" on the Adams trade talks.
Fans, of course, reacted accordingly, wondering how the 49ers could possibly let a player of Adams' caliber join their division rival. Adams, a first-team All-Pro in 2019, gives Seattle the best strong safety in the league to cover their best player, George Kittle.
Eventually a response came from 49ers general manager, John Lynch, who told NBC Sports Bay Area Monday, on the record, Fowler's report was wrong.
"Totally inaccurate," Lynch texted NBC Sports' Matt Maiocco. "We did not ever make a call about the player."
Based on recent history, Lynch's side deserves the benefit of doubt.
