49ers trade TE Vance McDonald to Steelers

By Cam Mellor
Posted Aug 29, 2017 1:56 pm EDT

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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