Just a few days removed from having running back Glen Coffee leave the team for reasons unknown, San Francisco has now been forced to seek a trading partner to work with in a deal to move defensive tackle Kentwan Balmer, after he failed to show back up at the team’s facility following an approved leave of absence.

Balmer is a former first round pick drafted in 2008, and while he has not lived up to the billing thus far, Balmer was expected to be a solid backup and rotational player for the 49ers defense this year.

It’s doubtful that Balmer will bring back anything significant in a trade, given his AWOL status, but getting any semblance of a return at this point would be beneficial to San Francisco, as they’ll likely be forced to either release him outright or place him on the reserve/left squad list.

Such a designation would end Balmer’s season this year and almost certainly guarantee him a one way ticket out of town next off-season, but if San Francisco can find someone willing to take Balmer on as a project, a change of scenery could help him jumpstart his career.