San Francisco gave up a bundle of draft picks to acquire a promising but largely untested quarterback. They may have outthought themselves
The Trey Lance experiment ended first with a whimper, and then on Wednesday, a thud. The San Francisco 49ers announced that Lance, the former No 3 overall pick, will be the team’s third-string quarterback to start the season, behind Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold.
Lance was allowed to leave the team’s facility and miss practice after receiving the news. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that he “really hopes” the team keeps Lance, but the quarterback moving on is now inevitable – whether the team can figure out a trade remains to be seen.
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