Kyle Shanahan Confirms the Trey Lance Era Has Officially Begun

Let the Trey Lance era commence.

As the San Francisco 49ers get set to open training camp, coach Kyle Shanahan is ready to turn the page to the Trey Lance Plan. Joining Tim Kawakami on The Athletic’s TK Show podcast, the Niners head coach said he expects Jimmy Garoppolo to report for camp to undergo a physical but made it clear it’s Lance’s time.

“We had an awesome run with Jimmy, it was great,” Shanahan said, via 49ers Web Zone. “But when you bring in a salary cap and things like that, there are so many tough decisions that you have to make and we made [that decision] a year ago. And we got to here and I was so happy [with] how Jimmy played last year, that he took us almost to the Super Bowl, got healthy, [and] guys around him played real well around him. But this is something that we did last year knowing where we wanted to go with this franchise and how you balance out a salary cap, how you balance out a roster, and Jimmy gave Trey a year that I thought he needed just to get used to this league, get his feet wet a little bit.”

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It was also confirmed again today:

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"We have moved on to Trey. We’re starting camp out this way.”

Kyle Shanahan thanks Jimmy G for his time with the Niners and makes clear Trey Lance will be their QB1

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 26, 2022

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This is as definitive as it gets from #49ers coach Kyle Shanahan:

“Jimmy knows we’re going with Trey. Trey knows we’re going with Trey, and our team knows.”

— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) July 26, 2022

Garoppolo underwent shoulder surgery this offseason, scuttling plans to trade the veteran quarterback during the spring. Lance took all of the first team reps this offseason, preparing for the starting role.

Looks like the torch has officially been passed at QB in San Francisco.

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