Joshua Garnett to 49ers: Trade Details, Twitter Reaction in 2016 NFL Draft

The San Francisco 49ers made a surprise late trade with the Kansas City Chiefs to get back into the first round of the 2016 NFL draft on Thursday, acquiring Stanford guard Joshua Garnett with the 28th overall pick.

ESPN’s Field Yates reported the 49ers gave up second-, fourth- and sixth-round picks from this year’s draft to grab Garnett.  

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Twitter certainly had a response to the interesting move by San Francisco.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport suggested new 49ers head coach Chip Kelly’s past experiences were the reason for the draft-day maneuver:

Chip Kelly battled guard issues for years in Philly. First big move in SF? Trade for a guard. Seems he’s learned.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2016

John Middlekauff of Comcast SportsNet questioned whether Garnett would fit in Kelly’s system:

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