Yahoo Fantasy Football Rankings is reporting that the San Francisco 49ers are extremely confident that they can make an Alex Smith trade during this offseason.
With that said, the backup quarterback did not receive much interest during last offseason when he was a free agent.
In order for a trade with San Francisco to be executed, an NFL team must send the 49ers compensation on top of paying Smith the $8.5 million salary that he is owed for the upcoming season.
However, if San Francisco does end up finding a team interested, for example the Cleveland Browns, they can dictate what team they pull the trigger on an Alex Smith trade with, and would be able to keep him from signing with a division rival such as the Arizona Cardinals.

