After the 49ers drafted Trey Lance in 2021, the talk was whether he’d beat out Jimmy Garoppolo. Last year, in his first full offseason with the team, we all figured he’d win the starting job. Which happened, but not without endless speculation and the re-signing of Jimmy Garoppolo.
This year, in an alternate timeline, we’d already know who Lance is as a player and whether he’d be on the trajectory to help win the 49ers a Lombardi Trophy. Instead, Trey is looking at a three to four game tryout.
Welcome to the Niners, Trey.
On Pat McCaffee’s podcast Monday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was asked if there’s any chance the 49ers trade Lance:
That’s what kind of makes it interesting.