The 49ers, who have had pass rush struggles of late, acquired defensive end Chase Young from the Commanders in exchange for a third-round draft pick.
The move cut ties with their most productive pass-rusher this season and signaled a change in direction for the franchise,
"If we think there is a chance to improve us, we'll do it," Shanahan said Monday. "It doesn't sound like there's a lot of options out there, but doesn't mean for sure no. I know we'll look up that all the way up to the deadline and see if anything changes." Young, who missed the opener with a neck injury, has five sacks in seven games and has also created 16 incompletions, which is tied for fourth in the NFL this season. Overall, in 34 games over four seasons with Washington, Young had 14 sacks, 90 tackles and 6 forced fumbles .. and Gregory -- have struggled to generate consistent pass rush. Of that group, Ferrell has the best pass rush win rate at 17%, and that quartet had a combined 5.5 sacks and 22 pressures.
Washington does rank sixth in the league with 25 sacks, but the Commanders are 23rd in pass rush win rate. Among defensive linemen, Young ranks fifth in this area -- but none of his linemates is in the top 55.in part because the franchise had drafted Dwayne Haskins the previous year in the first round. Although Rivera was hired in January 2020, the staff knew then-owner Dan Snyder was the one who wanted to draft Haskins.
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