Chase Younger was shedding help in Washington.
The defensive finish, who was reportedly dealt to the 49ers in one of many largest strikes earlier than Tuesday’s NFL commerce deadline, misplaced favor inside the Commanders group, Michael Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In line with Silver, the staff seen the 24-year-old as an “undisciplined” participant who appeared to make “splash performs” somewhat than do what he was assigned.
Washington, in accordance with the report, felt the 2020 No. 2 total select of Ohio State peaked throughout his rookie season when he was named Defensive Rookie of the 12 months and earned a Professional Bowl spot.
Younger had 15 tackles with 5 sacks this season earlier than going to San Francisco for a third-round draft decide.
The previous Commander now joins a protection that ranks fifth within the NFL in factors allowed (17.5 factors per recreation) and consists of the likes of Nick Bosa, Fred Warner Javon Hargrave, Drake Jackson and Arik Armstead.
Bosa, a teammate of Younger’s at Ohio State, had excessive reward for the soon-to-be NFL rookie earlier than the 2020 NFL Draft.
“He works his butt off,” Bosa mentioned of Younger in 2020, per The Athletic. “And if he thinks one thing’s gonna assist him he’s gonna work actually exhausting at it. He’s actually just like me and Joey [Bosa] work ethic-wise. All of us simply need to be one of the best. I imply, you couldn’t go fallacious choosing him.”
Younger, by three-and-a-half seasons within the NFL, has 90 sacks and 14 tackles.
However a torn ACL restricted him to only 12 video games between 2021 and 2022.
He’ll turn out to be a free agent after this season after Washington declined his fifth-year participant possibility.
The Commanders additionally traded their different star defensive finish, Montez Sweat, to the Bears for a second-round decide on Tuesday.