Impressed by his handling of the draft, the 49ers promoted Trent Baalke to vice president of player personnel. The job comes with a four-year contract and more responsibility but stops short of giving him general manager duties.

Team president Jed York, in announcing Baalke’s promotion, said that coach Mike Singletary will retain final say over the 53-man roster. Some of the other lines of power are gray, which means some of the decision-making will be done by consensus.

Baalke acknowledged: “I think people get way too caught up in the term ‘general manager’ and what that states. I think from the draft, free agency, the final 53, the cuts, all that stuff, when you look at the broad scope, it’s a team effort. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – NFL – San Francisco 49ers News