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SF 49ers should keep Josh Rosen as a backup QB in 2021

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The SF 49ers quarterback room could look very different in 2021. However, Josh Rosen should be kept on the roster.

There are many points on the SF 49ers offseason checklist, but the most important topic is the quarterback position. They could go many different ways, but one direction they should go is keeping newly signed backup quarterback Josh Rosen.

There’s nothing to lose for Niners general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan if they keep Rosen. They need to shake up the depth chart behind Jimmy Garoppolo, assuming he sticks around.