The 49ers’ reported interest in Carolina Panthers full-back Teddy Bridgewater was not just San Francisco doing his due diligence.
Joseph Person, who reported for the first time on Monday that the 49ers called the Panthers over Bridgewater, told KNBR’s “Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks” on Tuesday (h / t 49ers Webzone) that the 49ers’ call did not necessarily indicate that a trade is in the works. , let alone still on hand.
“I think you can call it ‘preliminary’, ‘due diligence’ ‘at this point, anything in line,” Person said Tuesday. “By the way, there are other teams that have called them. It just so happens that the Niners are the only ones identified.”
Bridgewater, 28, signed a three-year contract with the Panthers last season of up to $ 63 million. The QB achieved a career high of 3,733 meters and had a completion rate of 69.1 percent in 15 starts in 2020, with an average of 7.6 meters per attempt.
According to Pan, the Panthers are exploring options to upgrade Bridgewater, with coach Matt Rhule saying Bridgewater should have a good outdoor season, and owner David Tepper, who believes Carolina is still looking for a franchise QB.
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The 49ers’ interest in Bridgewater would be a boost, Press reported Monday after general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan supported Jimmy Garoppolo as their starter after a 2020 injury.
CJ Beathard and Nick Mullens, Garoppolo’s top rugby copy last season, will have the free season unrestricted and restricted respectively. Josh Johnson and Josh Rosen are the 49ers’ only other fullbacks currently under contract.
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