ARLINGTON, Texas — The San Francisco 49ers traded right tackle Trent Brown on Friday to the New England Patriots a day after drafting Mike McGlinchey as his replacement in the first round.

The 49ers dealt Brown and the 143rd overall pick to New England for the 95th overall pick.

Brown is coming off season-ending shoulder surgery that has sidelined him for the start of the offseason program. But when healthy, he is considered one of the top pass blockers in the league at right tackle.

The Patriots also used a first-round pick on Georgia’s Isaiah Wynn on Thursday night as they try to shore up their blocking in front of quarterback Tom Brady.

The 49ers weren’t ready to commit to Brown after this season when he will be eligible to be a free agent and chose his replacement instead in the draft.

San Francisco took McGlinchey ninth overall out of Notre Dame to step in immediately as starting right tackle and possibly transition to the left side in the future. Joe Staley holds down that spot for now and is under contract for two more years.

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“I was picked by the 49ers to compete and play football and that’s what I’m going to do,” McGlinchey said. “I’m not the one in charge of shaping the roster. I’m not the one in charge of making those kinds of decisions. They brought me here to play offensive line and that’s what I’m going to do, whether it’s as a first-year starter or riding the bench for a little while.”

After the trade, the Patriots had a busy second day the draft, making trades but just one pick.

With a flurry of trades, Patriots Coach Bill Belichick accomplished what may have been one of his prime objectives in the NFL draft: Making it impossible for his critics to judge the trade that sent Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers.

Garoppolo had been the heir apparent to five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady at quarterback. But with Brady playing at MVP level again last season at the age of 40, Belichick shipped Garoppolo off to San Francisco midseason for a second-round draft pick, which turned out to be No. 43 overall.

Belichick wheeled that pick to Detroit for Nos. 51 and 117. Then he sent the No. 51 pick to Chicago for No. 105 and a second-rounder next year. And he sent the Patriots’ own pick in the second round this year, No. 63, along with the No. 117 to Tampa Bay for the 56th overall pick, which they used to select Florida cornerback Duke Dawson.

Asked if the dealing had the added advantage of making it difficult to pin any one player as the guy they got for Garoppolo, director of player personnel Nick Caserio said, “You guys will parse that tomorrow. That’s not our job.”

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Dawson is a 5-foot-10, 197-pound cornerback who tied for the team lead with four interceptions last season. He picked off six passes in his career, three for TDs.

MAYBE NFL teams got exhausted from scrambling to pick quarterbacks in the first round of the draft.

It took until the 76th overall slot Friday night, 44 picks after the last one, that Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph was selected by Pittsburgh.

The Steelers get a big, strong-armed, highly competitive QB – yep, sounds a lot like incumbent Ben Roethlisberger, who is 36 and closing in on the end of his championship career.

“It’s not Ben’s job to teach me anything. It’s my job to learn,” said Rudolph, who added he dreamed of becoming a Steeler.

When Oklahoma State played at Heinz Field last year and won 59-21, Rudolph threw for five touchdowns in the first half.

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Five quarterbacks went on Thursday night, from top overall pick Baker Mayfield (coincidentally, a Sooner) to Lamar Jackson of Louisville at No. 32. Then, nothing.

Until Rudolph, who was not on hand.

Neither was LSU running back Derrius Guice when his name was called 59th overall by Washington. Guice was among the 22 players on hand for the opening round, but he cleared out after not being chosen. Washington grabbed him well after the hard-running power back had departed.

Three other players not taken in the first round, Texas tackle Connor Williams, Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson, and UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin, did stick it out. Williams, who didn’t have far to go to be at home – he’s from the Dallas area – will be staying in Big D because the Cowboys chose him 50th. He could wind up at guard.

Jackson went 45th to Green Bay, a place he could immediately be a starter even though he is not a speedster. He led FBS last year with eight interceptions.

Griffin, who had his left hand amputated when he was a child, has had a spectacular offseason since helping UCF to an undefeated year. He’s been a star at the combine and personal workouts, but having only one hand is clearly giving NFL teams pause.

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The most fun came when the Super Bowl champion Eagles got back at the host Cowboys verbally.

When Philadelphia selected a South Dakota State tight end named Dallas Goedert – no kidding, Dallas – the choice was announced by six-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers. He needled Cowboys fans.

“Hey Dallas, the last time you were in the Super Bowl, these draft picks weren’t born,” Akers shouted.

Last year at the draft in Philly, former Cowboys star Drew Pearson gave a rousing and hilarious speech about his team before announcing a pick.


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