The 49ers are “exploring all options” with now third-string quarterback Trey Lance. That specific phrasing has been used in virtually every report about Lance’s future after Sam Darnold was named the backup quarterback. Now it appears those options may be coming down to trading him to the Minnesota Vikings.
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport first threw out the Vikings as a potential suitor in a trade when he tweeted that the 49ers calling the Vikings “makes sense.” It’s not a hard report from the NFL insider, but it’s notable when a person as connected as Rapoport floats a specific team in trade speculation.
