Chiefs, 49ers confirm the Alex Smith trade

It's officially official. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers have both confirmed the Alex Smith trade in a pair of tweets, just an hour into the 2013 NFL free agency period.

By Joel Thorman@JoelThorman Mar 12, 2013, 3:51pm CDT

At 3 p.m. (Arrowhead Time), NFL free agency was off and free agents are free to sign elsewhere. This also marked the start of the new league year, which means the Alex Smith trade can FINALLY become official.

The confirmations:

Trade Official: QB Alex Smith to #Chiefs confirmed. Stay tuned to KCchiefs.com for more info #chiefskingdom
— Reid Ferrin (@KCChiefs_Reid) March 12, 2013

It's official, the #49ers have traded Alex Smith to the Chiefs for two draft picks. #FreeAgency twitter.com/49ers/status/3…
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) March 12, 2013

The 49ers said via press release:

"We would like to thank Alex for his contributions to the 49ers organization over the past eight years," said 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke. "He is a true professional who represented the 49ers with class on and off the field."

The draft picks are said to be the Chiefs 2013 second round pick (No. 34) and a 2014 conditional third round pick that could flip to a second round pick.

So, it's official.