There may be a scenario in which the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers would collaborate in a trade featuring Brock Purdy and TJ Watt.
Former NFL player Chris Canty appeared as a special guest on ESPN Radio on Sunday. He proposed the idea that the 49ers and Steelers should negotiate a major trade with Purdy and Watt, which would have the quarterback make his way to Pittsburgh and the former Defensive Player of the Year head to San Francisco.
“Using T.J. Watt as a way to be able to pry Brock Purdy from San Francisco,” Canty said on ESPN Radio’s “UnSportsmanLike.” “The 49ers gutted at defense, being able to add some help for Fred Warner and Nick Bosa. T.J. Watt in that group. [Robert] Saleh now back there as the defensive coordinator.”
“[The 49ers] got the 11th overall pick, so they can presumably draft a quarterback if they don’t have to give up that pick in the trade. I don’t know how the 49ers say no to that.”
