The 49ers have officially named their captains for the 2022 season.
During his Wednesday press conference, Kyle Shanahan announced George Kittle, Trent Williams, Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead, Jimmie Ward, and Fred Warner as team captains. The six received the most votes from teammates, with no input from the coaching staff.
One name not included was first-year quarterback Trey Lance. According to Shanahan, Lance finished seventh in the balloting and chose to go with only six.
While quarterbacks are usually captains of their team, the exclusion of Lance isn’t out of the ordinary for the 49ers. Jimmy Garoppolo was not voted as team captain in 2018, his first year as the starting quarterback for San Francisco.