A wild series of events Wednesday made it look like a Trey Lance trade was imminent for the 49ers. It was noted by reporters on site at the team’s facility that Lance didn’t show up to practice shortly after it was made public by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that Sam Darnold would be the backup quarterback and that the team was exploring all its options with Lance.
Did the team have a trade on the table for Lance and didn’t want him practicing and potentially getting hurt? Did Lance punt on playing for the team ever again? There wasn’t much clarity, particularly since neither 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan nor general manager John Lynch met with media after the session.
