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• Imagining if the 49ers had drafted Mac Jones instead of Trey Lance
  From the Web › SI.com
  Let's imagine an alternate reality in which Kyle Shanahan had stuck to his gut and drafted Mac Jones instead of Trey Lance four years ago.
  Share • Oct 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
• 49ers Notebook: Nick Martin's rapid improvement; Happy returns for Trey Lance, Jim Harbaugh; Brian Robinson's role; Room for Jeff Wilson?
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  49ers-Chargers: Nick Martin's rise, Brian Robinson's role, Trey Lance and Jim Harbaugh's Levi's return, plus Jeff Wilson's roster chances.
  Kirk Larrabee • Share • Aug 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
• John Lynch remains a 'huge fan' of Trey Lance ahead of 49ers-Chargers reunion
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  49ers GM John Lynch says he remains a "huge fan" of his former QB Trey Lance and is excited for the reunion when the Chargers come to town.
  David Bonilla • Share • Aug 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
• Why San Francisco 49ers Fans Still Root for Chargers QB Trey Lance
  From the Web › SI.com
  49ers fans will have a dilemma this Saturday when the Chargers come to town for the preseason finale.
  Share • Aug 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
• Trey Lance, Jim Harbaugh, Brock Purdy all in one spot: Saturday's big 49ers reunion
  From the Web › San Francisco Standard
  Prominent 49ers of the past and present will meet at Levi's Stadium for the team's final preseason tuneup.
  Share • Aug 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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• Shanahan shares honest thoughts on Trey Lance ahead of 49ers-Chargers
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  49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan shares his honest thoughts on former QB Trey Lance as the two prepare to meet again in the preseason finale.
  David Bonilla • Share • Aug 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
• Did 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan watch Trey Lance's preseason start?
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  49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says he didn't watch Trey Lance's preseason game but is "always pulling for" his former QB. It's a topic that still sparks debate.
  David Bonilla • Share • Aug 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
• Did the 49ers Mismanage the Beginning of Trey Lance's Career?
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance and Jim Harbaugh just made the 49ers look bad.
  Share • Aug 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
• Is Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh fixing former 49ers QB Trey Lance?
  From the Web › SI.com
  Although it's still early, former 49ers quarterback Trey Lance seems to be doing well on the Los Angeles Chargers.
  Share • Jul 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
• Brock Purdy still wishes the best for Trey Lance
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was an afterthought when he was drafted with the final pick in 2022. It took injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo before he...
  Share • Jul 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
• 49ers QB bond: Brock Purdy reveals his true emotions on Trey Lance trade
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  Brock Purdy opens up on Trey Lance's 49ers departure. The quarterback shares his emotional reaction and insights on their unique bond.
  David Bonilla • Share • Jul 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
• The Player the 49ers Should Have Drafted Instead of Trey Lance
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance was the worst draft pick in 49ers franchise history. Who should they have taken instead?
  Share • Jun 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
• Did the 49ers Ever Truly Want Trey Lance in the First Place?
  From the Web › SI.com
  Four years later, it's still hard to believe the 49ers spent three first-round picks plus a third on Trey Lance just to get rid of him after four starts. That really...
  Share • Apr 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
• Will Jim Harbaugh Kickstart Former 49ers QB Trey Lance's Career?
  From the Web › SI.com
  The 49ers never really gave Trey Lance a chance. Now Jim Harbaugh will. And he just might kickstart Lance's career.
  Share • Apr 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
• Ex-49ers, Cowboys QB Trey Lance signing one-year contract with Chargers
  From the Web › NFL.com
  Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Chargers on a one-year contract worth up to $6.2 million, NFL Network...
  Share • Apr 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
• Chargers signing former 49ers, Cowboys QB Trey Lance
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  The Chargers are signing former 49ers QB Trey Lance to a 1-year deal, keeping him in the NFL and ending speculation of a move to the CFL.
  David Bonilla • Share • Apr 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
• Trey Lance Should Ask Former 49ers QB Jeff Garcia About Playing in CFL
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance is running out of options. He should call Jeff Garcia and ask him about how the CFL saved his career. I'm guessing Garcia would tell him that he never would...
  Share • Mar 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
• CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders add Trey Lance to their negotiating list
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Quarterback Trey Lance has not landed with an NFL team since his contract with the Cowboys expired earlier this month and possibilities for his next club don't stop at...
  Share • Mar 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
• Former 49ers QB Trey Lance on Saskatchewan Roughriders Negotiation List
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance hasn't decided what his next move will be. But if he chooses to go to the Canadian Football League, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will have his exclusive...
  Share • Mar 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
• Will Former 49ers QB Trey Lance Go to the Canadian Football League?
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance's NFL career might be over. At least for now. Free agency started two weeks ago and Lance still hasn't signed with an NFL team. It doesn't seem like any team...
  Share • Mar 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
• Former 49ers QB Trey Lance's NFL Career Might be Over
  From the Web › SI.com
  It's Sunday, March 23, 2025, and Trey Lance still hasn't signed with an NFL team. Let's be realistic -- the former 49ers quarterback is not waiting around for a starting...
  Share • Mar 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
• Former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance to hit free agency after 5 starts in 4 years
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Few players in NFL history have cost so much while producing as little as quarterback Trey Lance.In 2021, the 49ers traded three first-round picks and a third-round pick...
  Share • Feb 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
• Former 49ers QB Trey Lance expected to leave Cowboys, test free agency
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  Former 49ers QB Trey Lance is set to test free agency after two seasons as a Cowboys backup. Will he find a new starting opportunity this offseason?
  David Bonilla • Share • Feb 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
• Will the 49ers Bring Back Trey Lance this Offseason?
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and the 49ers need a backup quarterback. In fact, they need two, because both Brandon Allen and Joshua Dobbs...
  Share • Feb 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
• Stephen Jones on trade for Trey Lance: I don't regret that at all
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Monday night's loss to the Texans that he doesn't have a desire to see Trey Lance before the end of the season. The Cowboys gave up...
  Share • Nov 22, 2024 at 6:40 PM
• 49ers Notebook: George Kittle keeps climbing the record book; Players have mixed excitement over bye week; Trey Lance says hello
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  Sunday night brought a much-needed win for the San Francisco 49ers, who now head into the second half of the season with some momentum after losing four of their...
  Kirk Larrabee • Share • Oct 28, 2024 at 2:53 AM
• Kurtenbach: The 49ers are still paying for the disastrous Trey Lance pick
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco 49ers: The Niners roster is, again, a mile high and an inch deep
  Share • Aug 27, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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• Jerry Jones has no regrets about trading fourth-round pick for Trey Lance
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  It was 364 days ago that the 49ers traded the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft to the Cowboys. Trey Lance, who didn't take a snap for Dallas in 2023, played 209...
  Share • Aug 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
• Can Trey Lance trade inform when Brandon Aiyuk, Trent Williams contract talks end?
  From the Web › Niners Wire
  The timing of the Trey Lance trade for the San Francisco 49ers provides a good blueprint for when their current contract negotiations end.
  Share • Aug 21, 2024 at 6:40 AM
• The 49ers are Still Paying for Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Trey Lance
  From the Web › SI.com
  Trey Lance hasn't played for the 49ers in almost a year, and yet he's still one of the most expensive players on the team. The 49ers traded Lance after June 1 last year...
  Share • Jun 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM
• Trey Lance will cost 49ers more than Brock Purdy in 2024
  From the Web › Niners Wire
  The 49ers will carry a dead cap hit for Trey Lance that costs about the same as their entire QB room.
  Share • Jun 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM
• As expected, Cowboys decline fifth-year option on Trey Lance's contract
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  The Cowboys will not exercise the fifth-year option on quarterback Trey Lance's contract, Todd Archer or ESPN reports.The move was expected given it would fully...
  Share • May 1, 2024 at 3:40 PM
• 49ers take S Malik Mustapha with pick acquired for Trey Lance
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  The 49ers shipped quarterback Trey Lance to the Cowboys for a fourth-round pick last year and they used that pick on Saturday afternoon in Detroit. Safety Malik Mustapha...
  Share • Apr 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM
• 49ers draft safety Mustapha via Trey Lance pick; running back Guerendo, receiver Cowing added
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The 49ers picked safety Malik Mustapha with the fourth-round pick they got from Dallas in last summer's Trey Lance trade.
  Share • Apr 27, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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• Draft Grade: 49ers use Trey Lance pick, take flashy safety Malik Mustapha
  From the Web › Audacy
  This article was first published by Audacy and was syndicated with permission.
  Share • Apr 27, 2024 at 10:40 AM
• 49ers GM John Lynch: Trey Lance trade didn't work out, but 'thank God for Mr. Irrelevant'
  From the Web › NFL.com
  The trade to snag Trey Lance at No. 3 overall in 2021 didn't work out, but fortunately for general manager John Lynch, coach Kyle Shanahan and the rest of the...
  Share • Apr 23, 2024 at 5:00 AM
• What the 49ers Learned from the Trey Lance Trade
  From the Web › SI.com
  John Lynch explains what the San Francisco 49ers learned from their disastrous trade for Trey Lance.
  Share • Apr 22, 2024 at 6:20 PM
• John Lynch: Trey Lance didn't work out, but thank God for Mr. Irrelevant
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  In 2023, Brock Purdy became the 49ers' first Pro Bowl quarterback since Jeff Garcia in 2002. It was supposed to be Trey Lance doing what Purdy did.The 49ers finally are...
  Share • Apr 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM
• "Thank God for Mr. Irrelevant": John Lynch reflects on 49ers drafting Trey Lance
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  The decision to trade up in the 2021 NFL Draft and select quarterback Trey Lance could have had significant consequences for general manager John Lynch and head coach...
  David Bonilla • Share • Apr 22, 2024 at 1:14 PM
• Three years after the Trey Lance trade, the 49ers are back in Round 1; can they find an impact player?
  From the Web › ESPN
  Share • Apr 17, 2024 at 3:20 AM
• Brandon Aiyuk reveals preference between ex-49ers QBs Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo
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  Brandon Aiyuk acknowledges Brock Purdy as the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback of the future. After all, the young passer has helped guide the team to two NFC...
  David Bonilla • Share • Mar 7, 2024 at 3:34 PM
• Cowboys exercise roster bonus for Trey Lance
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  The Cowboys will keep Trey Lance for at least one more year to see what they have in the quarterback.As expected, Dallas will exercise the $4.25 million roster bonus for...
  Share • Mar 1, 2024 at 8:20 AM
• Did aftermath of Trey Lance trade prompt Jerry Jones to be more coy?
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  On Tuesday, Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones trotted out a philosophy for approaching trades that could make it harder for the Cowboys to make any before...
  Share • Oct 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM
• Trent Williams believes Trey Lance will become an NFL starting quarterback, again
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  On Sunday night, quarterback Trey Lance returns to San Francisco. As the No. 3 quarterback on the Dallas depth chart.Former teammate Trent Williams believes that, in...
  Share • Oct 7, 2023 at 4:40 PM
• Ex-49ers QB Trey Lance feeding intel to Cowboys: 'He's been very helpful'
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Trey Lance's ability to provide useful intel has been a story line as Dallas readies for Sunday night's matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, who dealt Lance to the...
  Share • Oct 6, 2023 at 3:16 PM
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• John Lynch on Trey Lance sharing info: This isn't the Astros banging a drum for fastballs
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  There's been plenty made this week about what information Cowboys No. 3 quarterback Trey Lance may or may not be able to give his new team about his old team, as Dallas...
  Share • Oct 6, 2023 at 10:20 AM
• John Lynch: 49ers unconcerned about Trey Lance intel aiding Cowboys
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  In preparation for their Week 5 clash against the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer acknowledged that former 49ers...
  David Bonilla • Share • Oct 6, 2023 at 8:46 AM
• Kyle Shanahan downplays value of Trey Lance's knowledge of offense
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer says he will talk to former 49ers quarterback (current Cowboys quarterback) Trey Lance as Dallas prepares to visit San...
  Share • Oct 4, 2023 at 5:40 PM
• Nick Bosa on recent dominance vs. Dallas; 49ers downplay Cowboys' advantage with Trey Lance
  49ers Webzone › Articles
  The San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys share a storied rivalry, once considered one of the NFL's finest. The rivalry has lost some of its luster since the 90s...
  David Bonilla • Share • Oct 4, 2023 at 3:01 PM
• Brian Schottenheimer: Cowboys will ask Trey Lance for information to prepare for 49ers
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer says third-string quarterback Trey Lance, who spent the last two years in San Francisco, will be a resource for Dallas...
  Share • Oct 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM
• Cowboys seek insight from Trey Lance to aid in clash with 49ers
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  Sunday will mark Trey Lance's first return to Levi's Stadium since the San Francisco 49ers traded the former first-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys in late August. Lance...
  David Bonilla • Share • Oct 3, 2023 at 12:19 PM
• Trey Lance: It's been good for me to get a new look and a fresh start
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Trey Lance feels like a rookie again.The quarterback is in his third season in the NFL, but he is only a month into his stint with the Cowboys. The Cowboys traded for...
  Share • Sep 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM
• Trey Lance has same role with Cowboys that he'd have had with 49ers
  From the Web › Niners Wire
  Trey Lance wanted to be traded where he'd be a backup QB, but with the Cowboys he's still a third-stringer.
  Share • Sep 25, 2023 at 6:20 AM
• Sam Darnold's quick acclimation to 49ers led to Trey Lance trade, says John Lynch
  49ers Webzone › Articles
  There are a lot of what-ifs in Trey Lance's NFL storyline. What if the young quarterback had never suffered a season-ending injury in his second season? What if the San...
  David Bonilla • Share • Sep 1, 2023 at 4:52 PM
• Brad Holmes: Lions never reached out to 49ers about Trey Lance
  From the Web › Pro Football Talk
  Detroit General Manager Brad Holmes says a report that the Lions reached out to the 49ers about a potential trade for quarterback Trey Lance is incorrect.Holmes told...
  Share • Sep 1, 2023 at 8:40 AM
• ESPN's Darlington: 49ers look like "idiots" for Trey Lance gaffe
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  The San Francisco 49ers ended a short-lived era when they traded former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2024 fourth-round pick, moving forward...
  Rohan Chakravarthi • Share • Aug 31, 2023 at 4:45 PM
• Orlovsky: Trey Lance more to blame than Kyle Shanahan for struggles with 49ers
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  The San Francisco 49ers ended a short-lived era when they traded former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2024 fourth-round pick, moving forward...
  Rohan Chakravarthi • Share • Aug 31, 2023 at 4:06 PM
• Joe Montana on 49ers trading Trey Lance: "I kind of saw it coming"
  49ers Webzone › Articles
  Joe Montana saw the Trey Lance trade coming. After falling in love with his potential, the San Francisco 49ers spent so much to move up in the 2021 NFL Draft to acquire...
  David Bonilla • Share • Aug 31, 2023 at 9:46 AM
• John Lynch, 49ers would have preferred a Trey Lance trade partner other than Cowboys
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  Ultimately, it came down to what the San Francisco 49ers could get in return for quarterback Trey Lance. The team had received calls from interested teams about the...
  David Bonilla • Share • Aug 31, 2023 at 8:55 AM
• Ex-49ers QB Trey Lance says being traded to Cowboys put 'a big smile on my face'
  From the Web › USA Today
  Quarterback Trey Lance said his time in San Francisco did not go how he expected. He's "very excited" for a new beginning in Dallas.
  Share • Aug 29, 2023 at 6:40 PM