49ers trade Trey Lance to Cowboys in surprise trade as 2023 season looms: reports

The 49ers traded up for Lance during the 2021 draft and picked him at No. 3.

The San Francisco 49ers’ Trey Lance experiment is over.

The 49ers traded the 2021 No. 3 overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, according to multiple reports. Lance was set to become the No. 3 quarterback on the team’s depth chart behind Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold. Lance is now the likely backup to Dak Prescott in Dallas.

The 49ers reportedly received a fourth-round pick.

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

Authored by Ryan Gaydos via FoxNews August 25th 2023