PROGRAMMING NOTE:__ Watch Matt Maiocco’s full interview with John Lynch on “49ers Game Plan,” airing at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on NBC Sports Bay Area._

Calls for a trade clamored promptly from the 49ers fan base after it was announced that star defensive end Nick Bosa would miss the rest of the 2025 NFL season with an ACL injury. 

But, replacing someone of Bosa’s stature on San Francisco’s defensive line is easier said than done. On this week’s “49ers Game Plan,” general manager John Lynch explained to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco that there are many factors to completing a successful trade. 

“I think first of all, it’s identifying people who might even be an option, and you never know what another team’s thinking,” Lynch said. “So, you have to do a lot of due diligence, you have to

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