The San Francisco 49ers reportedly checked in with the Green Bay Packers about a trade for Aaron Rodgers, but head coach Kyle Shanahan said the team was simply covering all of its bases.
"The exact truth is I don’t want to wake up the next day on Friday and see Aaron Rodgers, one of the best quarterbacks in this league, traded without doing any due diligence on him,” Shanahan said on The Rich Eisen Show on Monday.
Rich Eisen ShowDid @49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan really call the #Packers to see if @AaronRodgers12 really was available?