The 49ers are shaking up their backfield and sending a member of their surplus to south Florida, dealing Matt Breida to the Dolphins for the No. 153 overall pick, via Ian Rapoport.
Miami did not previously address its backfield need but made multiple overtures to teams dangling veterans.
The Dolphins discussed a Leonard Fournette deal with the Jaguars, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com notes (on Twitter).
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Those talks occurred in March, however, and did not appear to lead to a serious change Fournette would change Florida cities.
With Jerick McKinnon still in the picture for the 49ers and three other backs in that mix as well, the defending NFC champions were a candidate to make a deal.
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