{"id":40347,"date":"2018-03-15T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T19:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=40347"},"modified":"2018-03-15T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T19:20:36","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-trade-daniel-kilgore-miami-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/15\/san-francisco-49ers-trade-daniel-kilgore-miami-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers Trade Daniel Kilgore to Miami Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just one month after agreeing to a three-year contract extension, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> have traded center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KilgDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Kilgore<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>. Additionally, the teams will swap their\u00a0seventh-round picks as part of the transaction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">49ers trading center Daniel Kilgore and a 7th-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for another 7th-round pick, per source. Miami takes on Kilgore contract and bonus.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/974339885011267584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Miami Dolphins Acquire Daniel Kilgore in Trade With San Francisco 49ers<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Kilgore was San Francisco&#8217;s fifth-round pick in the 2011 draft. He hasn&#8217;t seen much success with the team outside of their appearance in Super Bowl XLVII.<\/p>\n<p>49ers general manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LyncJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Lynch<\/a><\/strong> said in the team&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.49ers.com\/news\/article-2\/49ers-Trade-C-Daniel-Kilgore-to-the-Dolphins\/424775c4-9d20-45d7-89dc-c9dbf73dfef8?sf184656147=1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>, &#8220;When [<strong>Kyle Shanahan<\/strong>] and I arrived last offseason, we knew right away that he was a well-respected leader in the locker room and a true professional. We are pleased to be able to help find Dan a great situation to be able to continue his career, and we wish him [&#8230;] the very best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move is eerily similar what the 49ers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2018\/03\/15\/is-49ers-garoppolo-lining-up-behind-a-center-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pulled last year<\/a> after re-signing top receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KerlJe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jeremy Kerley<\/strong><\/a>. After signing a three-year deal, Kerley was released before the season opener after San Francisco made a handful of signings in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>The trade comes after Miami&#8217;s own veteran center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PounMi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Pouncey<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/03\/15\/miami-dolphins-releasing-mike-pouncey\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">requested to be released<\/a>. The addition of Kilgore is just one in a series of moves Miami has made this week. The Dolphins have moved on from Pouncey, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SuhxNd99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ndamukong Suh<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LandJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarvis Landry<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/ThomJu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julius Thomas<\/a><\/strong>. They&#8217;ve picked up two wide receivers and a defensive end in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the 49ers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/03\/13\/weston-richburg-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently signed<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RichWe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weston Richburg<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to a five-year contract. Although he appears to suffer from some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/story\/0ap3000000709034\/article\/weston-richburg-first-player-ejected-on-twofoul-rule\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attitude problems<\/a>, Richburg is arguably the better center when compared to Kilgore. During his sophomore year with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/category\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>, he was named the second-best center in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch praised Kilgore&#8217;s replacement&#8217;s athleticism and intelligence, calling Richburg &#8220;a perfect fit for our scheme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"nCNYgBQrSxd-ObSiU3NaNw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/617475748\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'nCNYgBQrSxd-ObSiU3NaNw',sig:'rwtlPwTWKmBo_7fGTkUIaFtrty1j599nK9K0gZ9gnl4=',w:'594px',h:'428px',items:'617475748',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just one month after agreeing to a three-year contract extension, the San Francisco 49ers have traded center Daniel Kilgore to the Miami Dolphins. Additionally, the teams will swap their\u00a0seventh-round picks as part of the transaction. 49ers trading center Daniel Kilgore and a 7th-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for another 7th-round pick, per source. 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