A former Denver Broncos’ fan favorite and wide receiver wants his team to trade for San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Trey Lance.
The 49ers drafted Lance with the No. 3 selection in 2021. Lance was the backup to Jimmy Garoppolo during his rookie year and opened 2022 as the starter, but the former unfortunately suffered a gruesome ankle injury that ended his season in Week 2.
Rookie Brock Purdy finished out last season as the 49ers’ starter, going 5-0 in the regular season en route to an NFC Championship Game appearance. If Purdy maintains his hold on the starting QB position, the 49ers could look at trading the No. 3 pick of the 2021 Draft.
During a recent edition of “Stokley and Zach” (h/t Kevin Kissner of Heavy.com),, former NFL wide receiver Brandon Stokley proposed the idea of his former team trading for the former highly-touted North Dakota State product:
“I’m looking to get one of their players possibly. That player is Trey Lance. I don’t think they [49ers] like him. You can deduce all you want, just look over there, look at their actions. They don’t love Trey Lance, they swung and missed on that, but they might’ve hit a grand slam on Brock Purdy.
They brought in Sam Darnold also. You look at this guy [Lance] that might be third on the depth chart that they moved up to get. I think they’re ready to wash their hands, be done, and just move on from Trey Lance.
Who do we [Broncos] have if this Russ [Wilson] thing doesn’t work out? Even if it does work out, you want a backup, so why not take a swing with Trey Lance.?”
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The 49ers traded up via the Miami Dolphins into the No. 3 spot. As long as they continue to win with Purdy, however, Kyle Shanahan and company won’t mind keeping Lance on the bench. Only time will tell if he’s eventually traded and given a fresh start.
