During an interview on KNBR, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he still plans to play quarterback Trey Lance in Friday's preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers. Lance will come in after Sam Darnold.
Surprisingly, Lance did not practice with the team today. Shanahan said that decision was based on the current circumstances and the spotlight being on Lance. The coach expects the quarterback to return tomorrow.
"Trey has put his heart and soul into this, like almost all players do," Shanahan said. "These are conversations I have to have with guys a lot. They're never easy. They're really tough. But it's also always tough when the spotlight is in [you] as much as it is with this situation, with it being Trey, with our quarterback, his [draft status]. So I knew that was hard on him.
"We had such a light practice today, and watching how Trey was when we talked, we just thought it was better. 'Hey, take the day off, get away a little bit, clear your head some, and we'll talk later in the afternoon, and we'll get you back in here tomorrow.'"
You can listen to the entire conversation with Shanahan below.
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