San Francisco 49ers fans, rejoice.
The NFL passed a rule change on Monday at the spring meetings that will allow teams to carry an emergency third quarterback on the active roster without losing a roster spot.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported the approval of the bylaw.
Field YatesThe NFL has approved a rule allowing a team to designate a roster spot on an emergency 3rd QB. <br><br>A couple important rules: <br>* That player must be on the 53-man roster (it cannot be a practice squad call-up)<br>* That player can only play if the top 2 QBs are injured (no benchings)
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.