The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are discussing a trade that would involve runningback / return specialist De’Anthony Thomas.
Heard the #49ers have had talks with KC about acquiring De’Anthony Thomas in a trade
— John Middlekauff (@JohnMiddlekauff) March 7, 2016
The trade is interesting most notably because Chip Kelly. Kelly, the new 49ers head coach, coached Thomas during his collegiate playing career at Oregon. Kelly had a track record of acquiring players he coached in college including a trade involving Kiko Alonso a year ago. Kelly figures to use Thomas in the “Darren Sproles” sort of role in San Fran.
For the Chiefs the deal makes sense as they already have a ton of runningback depth in Jamaal Charles, Spencer Ware, and Charcandrick West. Thomas, a fourth round pick in 2013, was the teams primary return man for KC in 2015. It remains to be seen what Thomas would be worth to Kelly and the 9ers.
We will update you when we have more information.
