Some viewed the price GM John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan paid for Trey Lance as a curve-breaking amount. Shanahan, however, believes if the Niners hadn't leapt up the board, someone would have, and the cost might have been even higher.
Kyle Shanahan explains 49ers’ decision to trade up to No. 3 to take Trey Lance
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