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It looks like Trent Baalke will be an NFL general manager once again.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to hire the former 49ers executive as their new GM, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Tuesday, citing sources. Baalke has served as the Jags' interim GM since November, when he took over after David Caldwell was fired.
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Baalke was the 49ers' GM from 2011 through '16, a span in which the team went a combined 51-44-1 and made it to three consecutive NFC Championship games. He was fired following the 2016 season and replaced by current 49ers GM John Lynch.
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After working for the NFL as a football operations consultant up until last year, Baalke was hired by the Jaguars in February of 2020 as their director of player personnel, working alongside Caldwell. He'll now take on a larger role in the front office as the Jaguars look ahead to the 2021 season.
Baalke will form a partnership with new coach Urban Meyer and has the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft at his disposal, widely presumed to be Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence.
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But 49ers fans won't be surprised if the Jags also draft a player coming off a torn ACL. Or two.