SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- If the San Francisco 49ers' trade for running back Christian McCaffrey looks like a move they hope will put them over the top to winning a Super Bowl, there's a good reason for that: It is.
The Niners and Carolina Panthers officially completed their trade Friday morning with San Francisco sending second-, third- and fourth-round picks in 2023 and a fifth-round selection in 2024 to the Panthers for McCaffrey.
In San Francisco, the hope is McCaffrey can move the 49ers closer to getting over the hump and winning the Super Bowl after coming up just short in 2019 and 2021.