The San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 opponent, traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick. The news was reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter
Lance was the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, but a string of injuries caused him to fall down the depth chart in San Francisco. Coupled with the emergence of QB Brock Purdy and Lance’s struggles this preseason, he became expendable.
Now, Lance will work to earn a backup job behind QB Dak Prescott in Dallas. After QB Sam Darnold was named the backup in San Francisco, Lance was excused from practice on Wednesday and it seemed as if a trade was in the works.