The optimism surrounding quarterback Trey Lance’s recovery from the season-ending ankle injury he suffered in September has been picking up recently. It's also getting kind of weird.
It was known at the time Lance fractured his ankle against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 that he would be done for the year; the goal would be for him to heal and prepare for 2023. That may very well still be the case, but the second-year QB has received some very, um, effusive praise for his work during his recovery.
General manager John Lynch called Lance “a man possessed” when speaking to NBC Sports’ 49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco about Lance's recovery process.