49ers potential draft-day trade partners for Trey Lance (if that happens)
The 49ers don’t seem like they’d fathom trading away Trey Lance by the 2022 NFL Draft, but if they did, these five teams could be in the running.
Full disclaimer before you scroll to the comments section and shout out “no way” or whatever, the San Francisco 49ers have about a five-percent chance of wanting to trade away their No. 1 investment from the 2021 NFL Draft, quarterback Trey Lance.
A brief point on that: The Niners already traded three first-round picks and a 2022 third-round selection to move up and grab Lance at No. 3 overall.
If Lance suddenly finds himself as trade bait, San Francisco’s decision-making process and talent evaluation need to be wholly revised and revamped.
Sure, Lance is no longer seeing the field during the second half of the regular season, as veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has stayed on it entirely, but the plan likely still remains: Garoppolo will be gone in 2022, and Lance will be the guy.
Except some in the media aren’t totally buying it.
