Report: 49ers GM Baalke likely to be fired; Staley’s streak ends at 92

Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke during NFL...

Two weeks before Christmas, the 49ers’ game day is off to a jolly start.

About two hours before today’s kickoff against the Jets, a small plane began circling Levi’s Stadium towing a banner imploring CEO Jed York to severe ties with under-fire general manager Trent Baalke: “Jed, you reap what you sow - fire Baalke.”

The banner is a reference to a tweet sent by Jim Harbaugh after the 49ers fired his replacement, Jim Tomsula, after a 5-11 record in 2015.

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The high-in-the-sky banner appeared a few hours after CBS Sports reported Baalke likely won’t be retained in light of the 49ers’ 1-11 season, although the report noted Baalke’s “deep ties” to York and that he’s viewed as a trusted employee.

Per CBS, if Baalke is fired, a decision on head coach Chip Kelly’s won’t be made until the new front-office structure is established. Former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan, who has interviewed for the 49ers’ head-coach openings after the past two seasons, was mentioned as a potential candidate for general manager or head coach.

Meanwhile, in actual game-day news, left tackle Joe Staley (hamstring) won’t play today, ending his streak of consecutive games played at 92. Left guard Zane Beadle is expected to replace Staley, with Andrew Tiller assuming his spot. Beadles hasn’t played tackle since he started six games as rookie with the Broncos in 2010.

Defensive tackle Quinton Dial (elbow) is inactive as is outside linebacker Tank Carradine, who is a healthy scratch. Carradine won’t play today because Aaron Lynch is back after missing five straight games with a high ankle sprain.

The 49ers’ other inactives are: QB Christian Ponder, DB Marcus Cromartie, TE Je’Ron Hamm and RB Mike Davis.

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