The San Francisco 49ers have tabbed Sam Darnold as their backup quarterback over former No. 3 general decide Trey Lance, NFL Community reported Wednesday.
Brock Purdy is the workforce’s starter.
Lance, 23, simply final yr was the workforce’s quarterback of the long run earlier than fracturing his tibia within the second sport of the season. The damage, which included ligament harm, required two surgical procedures, the second to take away {hardware} from the primary that was inflicting irritation in his ankle.
Jimmy Garoppolo changed Lance however sustained a damaged left foot in Week 13, resulting in the emergence of the wunderkind Purdy.
The 49ers signed Darnold, the 2018 draft’s No. 3 general decide, as a free agent in March. The 26-year-old has had a powerful exhibiting in the course of the offseason.
Lance is about to depend $9.3 million towards the Niners’ wage cap this season. Additional, the workforce moved from No. 12 in a commerce with the Miami Dolphins to draft Lance No. 3 within the 2021 draft. That value the 49ers two first-round picks in 2022 and ’23 along with a third-rounder in ’22.
Lance appeared in simply eight video games (4 begins) over his first two seasons, finishing 56 of 102 passes for 797 yards, with 5 touchdowns and three interceptions.
Darnold misplaced a contest with Baker Mayfield to begin for the Carolina Panthers in 2022 and was on the shelf with an ankle damage most of final season. He was traded to the Panthers from the New York Jets.
Darnold began six video games in 2022 upon his return from damage, throwing for 1,143 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions.
In 56 profession video games (55 begins) with the Panthers and Jets, Darnold is 21-34 and has thrown for 11,767 yards, 61 TDs and 55 INTs. He has additionally scored 12 speeding touchdowns.
—Discipline Stage Media
