- According to Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers have traded TE Vance McDonald to the Pittsburgh Steelers, in exchange for a fourth-round pick.
- McDonald finished last season with a very respectable 73.5 overall grade, higher than any returning Steelers tight end a year ago. His 74.3 receiving grade (22nd out of 52 tight ends) also topped any returning Steelers tight end, including incumbent starter Jesse James' 46.9 receiving grade (44th of 52).
- McDonald's preseason with San Francisco hasn't gone to plan, as he has dropped 1-of-3 targeted passes, and the emergence of rookie TE George Kittle relegated his need too much. The move gives the Steelers a solid core of tight ends including James, Xavier Grimble and David Johnson.
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