San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
The 49ers now have three quarterbacks on their preseason roster after waiving Josh Rosen, but there’s only a need to keep two into the regular season.
After Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a torn ACL early in 2018, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has effectively kept three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster.
This was the case in 2019, when Garoppolo returned from his injury but had his two backups, Nick Mullens and C.