{"id":92339,"date":"2025-09-13T14:33:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92339"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:33:46","slug":"49ers-trade-proposal-swaps-bryce-huff-for-qb-insurance-with-purdy-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92339","title":{"rendered":"49ers Trade Proposal Swaps Bryce Huff for QB Insurance With Purdy Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1341314868-e1751633331665.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1341314868-e1751633331665.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1341314868-e1751633331665.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1341314868-e1751633331665.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"49ers Trade Proposal Swaps Bryce Huff for QB Insurance With Purdy Out\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Defensive end Bryce Huff has been named in a trade swap involving Kirk Cousins..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The idea of Kirk Cousins getting traded to the San Francisco 49ers isn\u2019t a new one.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Shanahan helped turn Cousins into a household name in Washington, and there\u2019s always been this sort of \u201cwhat if\u201d regarding whether they might reunite. Now, with Brock Purdy out and Mac Jones forced into starting quarterback duties, the 49ers are staring down the possibility that their Super Bowl window could hinge on backup quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report thinks a splash trade for \u2014 you guessed it, Cousins \u2014 might be beneficial for the Niners with Purdy out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe potential issue is that Cousins\u2019 contract includes a no-trade clause, and there may not be many teams for which he\u2019d waive it. The San Francisco 49ers, however, might be one of them,\u201d Knox wrote on September 12, before sharing his idea of what a \u201cwin-win\u201d trade might look like for both the Niners and the Falcons.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Would the San Francisco 49ers Really Trade for Kirk Cousins?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5455147\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228387658-e1755302142362.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"49ers Trade Proposal Swaps Bryce Huff for QB Insurance With Purdy Out\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5455147\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5455147\">GettyShould the 49ers trade for QB Kirk Cousins amid Brock Purdy\u2019s injury?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Niners went out and got Jones as QB2 so they\u2019d have a guy behind Purdy who has starting experience. But Knox thinks if Jones falters at all, San Francisco should consider trading for Cousins.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the trade proposal he came up with, which also involves sending Bryce Huff to Atlanta:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>49ers Get: QB Kirk Cousins<\/li>\n<li>Falcons Get: Edge Bryce Huff, Conditional 2026 5th-Round Pick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis hypothetical trade would reunite Cousins with Kyle Shanahan, potentially giving the QB a prime opportunity to revitalize his NFL stock,\u201d Knox noted. \u201cShanahan will turn to Mac Jones for Week 2, but if he flounders\u2014and Purdy is trending toward the longer end of the recovery estimate\u2014Cousins could be just the QB to step in and salvage San Francisco\u2019s season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knox seems to think \u2014 erroneously or not \u2014 that San Francisco would be willing to take on another huge QB salary in order to get the veteran signal-caller, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey could flip Huff and a fourth- or fifth-round pick\u2014whichever ends up not going to Philly\u2014to Atlanta for Cousins. San Francisco would get a spot-starter, while the Falcons would get cap relief, draft capital and pass-rushing depth,\u201d Knox added.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The 2024 Season Was not Kind to Cousins<\/h2>\n<p>Cousins, at 37, isn\u2019t the kind of quarterback you mortgage the future for\u2014but he\u2019s also not totally washed, either. In Atlanta last year, he threw for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and 16 picks in 14 games, working back from his 2023 Achilles tear. That 2023 season was better: 18 TDs to 5 INTs in eight games, with a 103.8 passer rating before the injury.<\/p>\n<p>The obvious obstacle is money. Cousins carries a 2025 cap hit of $40 million with $27.5 million guaranteed this year. Any trade means the 49ers take on his remaining salary while the Falcons eat the bonus proration. With Purdy\u2019s $265 million deal also on the books, a trade for Cousins would make almost no sense.<\/p>\n<p>Technically, San Francisco <em>could<\/em> make it work \u2014 Over the Cap has them with enough breathing room in over $26 million \u2014 but it would mean tightening a lot of belts.<\/p>\n<p>Also \u2014 would Huff really be a trade chip after the 49ers traded for him this offseason? Huff has double-digit sack upside in this defense. Shipping him out months later for a short-term quarterback bandage wouldn\u2019t make much sense.<\/p>\n<p>Would Cousins raise the 49ers\u2019 floor for 2025 with Purdy out? Absolutely. He\u2019s steady, he\u2019s smart and Shanahan knows how to use him. But between his hefty cap hit and the uncertainty around Purdy\u2019s return, this trade proposal feels like a huge reach, at least from San Francisco\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Beth Mishler-Elmore Beth Mishler-Elmore is a Heavy sports contributor based in the Midwest, focusing on the NFL, NBA and WNBA. More about Beth Mishler-Elmore<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on 49ers<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Brock Purdy is out with injury, would a Kirk Cousins trade benefit the 49ers? 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