The 49ers expected Trey Lance to be their franchise quarterback when they traded three first-round picks and a third-rounder to the Dolphins in 2021 to move up to No. 3. Lance expected to be the 49ers' starting quarterback for a long time.The marriage lasted only two years, four starts and 262 snaps before the 49ers sent him to the Cowboys for a fourth-round draft pick."It's not how I expected it to go," Lance said Tuesday, via Schuyler Dixon of the Associated Press. "It's not how I think a lot of people expected it to go. But I believe that everything happens for a reason. I think I'm here for a reason. Regardless of what it is, just want to try to find a way to help the team."Lance learned Wednesday that Sam Darnold beat him out for the backup quarterback job behind Brock Purdy. Two days later, he was with the Cowboys."That conversation obviously wasn't something I wanted to hear, but that's the reality of the situation," Lance said of learning he was No. 3 on the depth chart. "Obviously, it was tough, but for me it was trying to figure out what was next and what's going to happen in the future."I really tried to not expect anything one way or another, but I can say that when I...
Trey Lance’s time with 49ers didn’t go as expected, but he’s excited for future
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