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NFL Twitter reacts to the 49ers trading for Chase Young

After the 49ers made a splash on trade deadline day with a move for Chase Young, the NFL Twitter community exploded with reactions.

With the trade deadline looming on Halloween, John Lynch and the San Francisco 49ers joined the party with a blockbuster move on Tuesday.

According to multiple reports, the 49ers acquired former No. 2 overall draft pick Chase Young in a trade with the Washington Commanders. The 49ers reportedly sent a 2024 compensatory third round draft pick to the Commanders in the deal for Young.

Since being selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Young has notched 14 sacks in his career with the Commanders. Young will bring his five sacks and nine quarterback hits from the current 2023 season to the 49ers.

Chase will reunite with his Ohio State teammate Nick Bosa on the 49ers’ defensive line. Young will join Bosa, Randy Gregory, Drake Jackson, Arik Armstead and Javon Hargrave on one of the deepest pass rush units in the NFL.

After Lynch and the 49ers acquired Young, the NFL community on Twitter exploded with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans, players and analysts were saying on social media on Tuesday.

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Colts expectedly remain quiet at trade deadline

No moves for the Colts at the deadline, as expected.

The NFL trade deadline came and went Tuesday without the Indianapolis Colts making a move.

This was to be expected as the Colts are caught between buying and selling. Even though the team is currently on a three-game losing streak, the idea of selling just to do so doesn’t make a ton of sense. What they would get in return for available players likely wouldn’t be more than a late Day 3 pick.

Considering the fact that Anthony Richardson is on the shelf for the rest of the season, the idea of buying rentals at the deadline doesn’t make much sense either.

As Stephen Holder of ESPN put it, the team simply views itself in a holding pattern.

There were only a few players that maybe warranted a potential trade away. Tight end Mo Alie-Cox was near the top of that list considering his declining role and expensive contract, but the Colts are dealing with injuries at the position so he’s needed for depth purposes.

Other players in contract years like safety Julian Blackmon and cornerback Kenny Moore II are simply too valuable to send away right now, especially since both could still be in the future plans after the 2023 season.

Either way, it wasn’t expected that the Colts were going to be buying or selling at the deadline, so it’s business as usual as Indy looks to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Social media reacts to Commanders trading Chase Young to 49ers

The top reactions to Chase Young’s trade to the 49ers.

The Washington Commanders kicked off a new era on Tuesday. Ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, Washington traded defensive ends Montez Sweat (Chicago Bears) and Chase Young (San Francisco 49ers) for second and third-round picks in the 2024 NFL draft, respectively.

Commanders’ fans appreciated Sweat, but many felt the value was too good to pass up. As for Young, feelings were mixed. While Sweat has been the better player, Young was the more hyped player, and sometimes, that hype far exceeded his on-field production.

Young, who had missed the better part of the past two seasons, was playing reasonably well this year with five sacks. But fans, remembering the promise of his rookie season, were left wanting more.

As for the compensation, Washington will receive one of San Francisco’s compensatory selections in the 2024 NFL draft. That upset some, but, as NFL insiders will tell you, was the market for Young due to his injury history and contract expiring.

Here are some of the top reactions to the Chase Young trade.

Rasul Douglas trade grades: Did the Bills overpay for a badly needed cornerback?

Douglas’s play has slipped in Green Bay, but corners are pricy and the Bills really, really needed an upgrade.

The Buffalo Bills have suffered through terrible luck in 2023. After a promising start, the month of October saw vital starters Matt Milano, DaQuan Jones and Tre’Davious White all suffer significant injuries that have sidelined Milano and White, at the very least, through the end of the season.

That left the AFC contender with gaps to fill. On Tuesday, with minutes left before the deadline, general manager Brandon Beane made a trade to restock his secondary with proven veteran help.

Enter Green Bay Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas. The 29-year-old was freed from his team’s disappointing campaign, along with a fifth round pick, in exchange for a third round selection in next year’s draft. His arrival makes a medium-bold statement about Green Bay’s own, slim playoff hopes and a louder one about the Bills.

It’s a deal that will help shuffle the Buffalo secondary and give the team a cornerback capable of handling outside duties. It’s also a move that unites quarterback Josh Allen with a player he once loudly, uh, expressed his extreme disdain for.

So who got the better of this trade?

NFL trade deadline tracker: All the deals that shook up the Super Bowl 58 race (and their grades)

Chase Young to the 49ers? B+. Leonard Williams to the Seahawks? That’s an A.

The NFL trade deadline used to be like any other Tuesday in the middle of the season. That’s no longer the case.

An expanded playoff field and evolving attitudes among general managers across the league have led to extended volleys of in-season trades the likes of which the NFL has never seen. 2022 saw All-Pros like Christian McCaffrey and Calvin Ridley swap out their lockers. With a vast middle class of teams competing for a spot in Super Bowl 58, 2023 promises more of the same.

We’ve already seen a handful of deals made in the lead-up to the October 31 trade deadline at 4 p.m. ET. More are likely to come. And when they do, we’ll have them all here — along with instants grades, reaction and analysis along the way.

Bucs make no moves at the NFL trade deadline

The Bucs will stick with the squad they have in their quest to win a third straight NFC South title in 2023.

4 p.m. EST Tuesday has hit, and there will be no more trades in the National Football League — and that includes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Head coach Todd Bowles told media early that he and the team would be “listeners,” but it appears that the Bucs didn’t hear anything they like on Tuesday’s Halloween deadline. Because of Tampa Bay’s cap situation, the Bucs were far more likely to be sellers than buyers, but the team remains committed to the roster it has and will attempt to win the NFC South this year with the squad it brought in.

Wideout Mike Evans was a name floated at the beginning of the year after his contract dispute early in the offseason, but general manager Jason Licht assured the league that he wasn’t for sale earlier on Tuesday. Bucs linebacker Devin White also requested a trade earlier in the year, but he was able to work it out with management and later rescinded that request.

Tampa Bay will take on the Houston Texans — without any missing or added players — on Sunday at 1 p.m. EST.

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Broncos made no trades on NFL’s 2023 deadline day

No late moves for the Broncos before the NFL’s trade deadline. Randy Gregory was the team’s only in-season trade this year.

The 3-5 Denver Broncos undoubtedly received calls, but general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton did not make any last-minute moves ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday afternoon.

The deadline has now passed, so the Broncos won’t be able to make any trades until the 2024 offseason. Denver can still sign free agents and claim players off waivers, but trades are now off the table for the rest of the 2023 season.

The most notable non-trade was that of wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who has received interest from multiple teams for more than a year. Jeudy is now set to remain with the Broncos in 2023. He’s also under contract for next season after the team picked up his fifth-year option worth $12.987 million.

Denver did make one in-season trade earlier this month when they sent outside linebacker Randy Gregory to the San Francisco 49ers in a late-round pick swap on Oct. 6. The Broncos also attempted to trade pass rusher Frank Clark before releasing him a few weeks ago.

So, Denver goes into the bye with six picks available to use in the 2024 NFL draft next spring. If they want to acquire any more draft capital for 2024, the Broncos will now have to wait until the offseason.

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Jaren Hall named starter vs. Falcons

Kevin O’Connell has named Jaren Hall the starter for Sunday’s game against the Falcons

Jaren Hall has been named the starter for the Minnesota Vikings’ game this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, per comments from head coach Kevin O’Connell. The decision comes in the wake of the Vikings making a move today to trade for former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs.

Minnesota sent a sixth-round pick to the Cardinals in exchange for Dobbs and a seventh. That seventh-round pick has the potential to become a sixth-round pick, should Dobbs eventually overtake Hall, becoming the starter and performing well.

But for now, the Vikings are set to continue on with Hall, who came into last week’s game against the Packers in relief of starter Kirk Cousins after his torn Achilles tendon injury.

We’ll have to wait and see how long it takes Dobbs to get acclimated to his new team and to learn the playbook. It will create an interesting decision for O’Connell and the Vikings front office if Hall plays well on Sunday and gives them something to think about going forward.

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Bears CB Jaylon Johnson expected to stay in Chicago

It doesn’t sound like Bears CB Jaylon Johnson is going anywhere.

Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson requested and was granted permission to seek a trade late Monday night after he and the Bears failed to come to an agreement on a contract extension.

But according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Johnson is expected to stay in Chicago “after a day of exploration.”

Last week, Johnson said contract negotiations had picked back up after his impressive two-interception outing against the Las Vegas Raiders. Unfortunately, both sides weren’t able to find common ground, which led Johnson to request a trade.

While reports indicated Johnson garnered plenty of interest around the league, it sounds like general manager Ryan Poles’ asking price was too high.

Johnson has been having arguably his best NFL season of his young career. He’s proving himself to be one of the league’s best cover corners, allowing a completion percentage of just 47 percent and no touchdowns with two interceptions.

According to Pro Football Focus, Johnson has four forced incompletions, a 37.3 passer rating allowed and an 84.4 grade, which is tied for third among all cornerbacks.

With Johnson staying put in Chicago, the focus should shift to inking the fourth-year cornerback to a long-term deal. We’ll see if both sides can get something done.

Chase Young trade grades: Who won the 49ers – Commanders deal?

The 49ers will pair Young with Nick Bosa while the Commanders reset their defensive line.

The Washington Commanders aren’t messing around.

Earlier on Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, they sent franchise pass rusher Montez Sweat to the Chicago Bears. Rather than entertain the idea of a future for Chase Young in Washington, they then packed his bags and traded him to the San Francisco 49ers. Put another way in the simplest terms: Phew. I guess we now know how the Commanders feel about building a team around a defensive line. Even they knew that would be foolish.

Meanwhile, as their defense sits in shambles of late, San Francisco takes a low-risk play at Young, hoping he sands over a unit that struggled for most of October. If it pays off, the 49ers might qualify for Super Bowl 58. If not, well, they can try again next year.

Who won this trade between the Commanders and the 49ers? Let’s break it down.