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Guy Haberman (@GuyHaberman) of the popular Haberman & Middlekauff podcast joins Al Sacco (@AlSacco49) to discuss all the San Francisco 49ers pre-draft rumors that were out there, first-round pick Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo, and the team's remaining needs. Plus: Is Lance special? The emphasis on the interior O-line Trey Sermon's future The theme of the draft What to expect from the 49ers in 2021 You can listen

With the start of the 2021 NFL Draft just three days away, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch conducted the team's annual pre-draft press conference via Zoom. Here is everything they had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Opening comments: General Manager John Lynch: "Hey everybody, how you doing? Exciting times here for us, I think for everybody throughout the league. I wanted to start out with something near and dear to our hearts and to our organization's hearts.18 years ago tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Trevin Dilfer. His parents are [former 49ers QB] Trent and Cass Dilfer. Trevin succumb to a virus that attacked his heart. I

Adam Schefter is among those who spearheaded the rampant speculation that the San Francisco 49ers were likely to select Mac Jones of Alabama. Of course, along the way, he acknowledged that was speculation based on what he heard from around the league. No one outside of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch knew what the team's decision-makers were thinking. Schefter repeatedly made that clear. One of the criticisms of Lance was the former Bison's inexperience. The 49ers kept Jimmy Garoppolo, and the plan is for the veteran to be the team's starter for the upcoming season. If Lance doesn't play, that means the rookie will have missed nearly the entirety of two consecutive seasons, with his last in-game action being in a non-conference game on