The San Francisco 49ers were predicted to make a move for a defensive end, and they have done just that. The team pulled off a trade with the New England Patriots, picking up former second-round pick defender Keion White.

Once a promising second-round draft pick for the Patriots, edge rusher Keion White is headed to the 49ers in a reported trade.

The Patriots are unloading a pass rusher in a pre-NFL trade deadline deal. The Patriots are trading defensive end Keion White to the 49ers, a source confirmed to the Herald. White, a 2023 second-round pick,

The first trade of the deadline cycle has been completed, with the New England Patriots sending away a former second round draft choice.

The writing was on the wall, now it has indeed happened: the New England Patriots have traded defensive lineman Keion White. The 26-year-old is headed to the San Francisco 49ers alongside a 2026 seventh-round draft pick,

The Patriots have been rolling Harold Landry III and K'Lavon Chaisson as their two primary pass rushers, and White's production has curbed in 2025. The 26-year-old White is a former second-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft out of Georgia Tech,