“As far as preseason games go, well, the 49ers were pretty impressive in Friday’s opener. There was a Trey Lance deep ball, three San Francisco interceptions, plenty of moments from defense and, not much more.”
“I was just sitting on the bench and he was like, ‘Yeah, I got your ball, by the way,’” a glowing Purdy said after the game. “And I said, ‘What do you mean?’ Because Tanner threw it in the back of the end zone. And he booked it — Trey went and got it. I’m like ‘Dude, you’re literally the best.’ For him to go and do that — he’s humble and I look up to that dude a lot.