Trent Baalke Named San Francisco 49ers GM, Reportedly To Jim Harbaugh's Approval - SBNation.com: "Trent Baalke Named San Francisco 49ers GM, Reportedly To Jim Harbaugh's Approval
Jan
04
10:17p
by Jeremy Mauss
The general manager position for the 49ers reportedly came down to Trent Baalke and Mike Lombardi, with both reportedly being approved by potential head coach Jim Harbaugh. The announcement is now official, per the San Jose Mercury News, that the 49ers have promoted from within to make Trent Baalke their new general manager.
Baalke has been with the 49ers for six years and spent this past season as the vice president of player personnel. He oversaw the team's 2010 NFL Draft.
Now that a general manager has been hired, the attention will now turn to hiring a new head coach, and speculation has been that Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh is going to be the next coach for the 49ers with an announcement as early as Wednesday.
Harbaugh has also reportedly been offered a voice in team personnel decisions if he indeed does become the new Niners coach.
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Jim Harbaugh OKs San Francisco 49ers General Manager Candidates, According To Report
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04
8:40p
by Jason Kirk
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The San Francisco 49ers are among the passel of teams reportedly interested in the services of Stanford Cardinal head coach Jim Harbaugh, and they may be looking to sweeten the deal. CSN Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco reports the Niners are willing to offer Harbaugh a role in the team’s front office.
“They are willing to give Harbaugh significant personnel power,” the source told Comcast SportsNet on Tuesday.
San Francisco doesn’t have a general manager, but either Trent Baalke or Mike Lombardi is expected to take over the role. According to Tim Kawakami, Harbaugh has “signed off on” both potential GMs. Kawakami’s source concludes, based on this news and Harbaugh’s relationships with both GM candidates, that Harbaugh will be hired as Niners coach by Wednesday.
Kawakami reports Harbaugh will meet with the 49ers Tuesday night, and that a general manager will be hired the same night.
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