Brock Purdy is the favorite to win the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback job, but they still are giving 2021 third-overall pick Trey Lance a good look.
, the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, was called upon unexpectedly after not one, but two QBs ahead of him went down for the season with injuries. All he did was lead the Niners to the NFC Championship.
However, the rising sophomore will not suit up for San Francisco's first preseason game this weekend. San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Trey Lance and Sam Darnold and Brandon Allen stand on the field during training camp at the SAP Performance Facility., and he was named the starting quarterback heading into last year. However, his season was abruptly cut short with a season-ending leg injury in Week 2.to return under center, but then his season was lost in Week 13, leaving it all up to Purdy.
But he hardly looked like Mr. Irrelevant, as he extended San Fran's winning streak to a dozen games, and had he not gotten injured, too , the Niners could have had a trip to the Super Bowl. Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers talks with his quarterbacks Trey Lance, #5, and Brock Purdy, #13, during work-outs in training camp at SAP Performance Facility on August 4, 2023, in Santa Clara, California.
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