Frank Gore says 49ers GM Trent Baalke never had conversation about free agency

Frank Gore

Frank Gore isn’t happy with San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke, who he says never had a conversation with him regarding his free agency status in 2015.

The 49ers offered Gore a one-year deal to come in as a backup to up-and-coming second-year back Carlos Hyde. Obviously the all-time great declined the offer, instead opting to sign a three-year deal worth up to $12 million to play with the Indianapolis Colts.

According to Gore, Baalke didn’t approach him once about staying or leaving — a fact that still doesn’t sit well with the franchise leader in career rushing yards.

“The only thing I was hurt by was that I thought we could have done it better,” Gore said, via Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area. “Like, no bull—-. Just straight up. I don’t know if I even wanted to go back. But I would have felt better if we would have sat down and had a conversation. I mean, I was going to test the market no matter what. Me and the head coach talked and he basically told me I’d be in a certain situation. But I wanted to hear it from the GM.”

Gore also mentioned his frustration that he was automatically going to be the No. 2 guy in San Francisco.

“Put it on me. I mean, bro, I finished last season with 1,100 yards. Every time I got opportunities, I did something with it. So, I felt like, ‘Fine, if you want to go with the young guy, (make him) beat me out. It wasn’t like I can’t play anymore. If he beats me out, I can handle that.”

Maiocco notes he did reach out to Baalke for a comment but received no reply.

This isn’t a good look.

To spurn a franchise legend like this is reprehensible, but after all the stuff that’s happened the past year-plus within the organization, it seems like this is right out of the Baalke my-way-or-the-highway playbook. Making matters worse, the team’s ownership doesn’t appear inclined to stop it any time soon.

And people wonder why so many players left the franchise this past offseason.

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