Quarterback Mac Jones took note how now-Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold telegraphed his one year as a San Francisco 49ers backup to Brock Purdy into a successful 2024 campaign with the Minnesota Vikings, followed by a lucrative free-agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks a year later.
Like Darnold, Jones is still trying to overcome the moniker of being a former first-round NFL Draft bust, now serving as Purdy's No. 2 on the Niners depth chart but with the hopes his tenure in the Bay Area eventually resurrects what's otherwise been a disappointing career.
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