The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Talk to five different people at the NFL Scouting Combine about Jim Harbaugh's dalliance with the Browns, and you get five different versions of the story. We don't expect to get a definitive public word on the issue, but San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York made his most expansive public comments yet to Peter King of TheMMQB.com. "The Browns reached out to me, and we had no interest in pursuing it," York told King.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
No, one sentence isn’t all that expansive. But it’s more than he’s admitted to previously. ... In case you missed it, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam told USA Today on Sunday, "There was an opportunity there, and it didn't materialize. ..." All the excitement started when Profootballtalk.com's Mike Florio broke the story Friday afternoon, reporting that the Browns and 49ers had worked out trade compensation for a possible deal before Harbaugh nixed it. A high-ranking Niners official told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, meanwhile, that the PFT report was "completely false" and "ridiculous." That wasn't the case. ... Either way, as NFL.com suggests, the focus will turn from what happened to what will happen between Harbaugh and the 49ers before training camp. The 49ers and Harbaugh can't be comfortable with having their level of commitment to each other questioned. Again, a contract extension will go far in putting the story to rest.
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