Jerry Rice: 49ers’ Lance ‘ready’ to take over for Jimmy G

Hall of Fame vast receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice is all-in on San Francisco 49ers second-year quarterback Trey Lance.

Rice, who’s extensively considered the most effective NFL receiver of all-time, spent 16 of his 20 seasons with the Niners and was chosen to a league file 10 All-Pro first groups, so he is aware of a factor or two about success.

Lance — the No. 3 general choose within the 2021 NFL Draft by San Francisco — continues to be a central matter of dialogue because the 2022 season approaches. Rice is a believer within the younger QB, partly due to his dual-threat potential.

“Trey Lance, I believe he is prepared to go, and I believe he is unimaginable as a result of he has that one side that Jimmy [Garoppolo] would not have, and that is the specter of operating with the ball and stuff like that,” Rice said. “So his mobility, his sturdy arm, and this man, he is earlier than his time.

“He’s a younger child, however he is very skilled, and I believe he is prepared to go.”

Rookies and veterans are set to report to Niners coaching camp on July 26, and all eyes will certainly be on the 22-year-old Lance. He began two video games as a rookie and accomplished 57.7% of his passes with 5 touchdowns and two interceptions, whereas additionally speeding 38 occasions for 168 yards and a rating.

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With Lance in line to be the starter in 2022, the Niners have continued to discover commerce alternatives for Garoppolo, who was officially excused from the team’s mandatory minicamp last month as he continues to rehab from shoulder surgical procedure away from the power this offseason.

The 30-year-old veteran QB remains on San Francisco’s roster, nevertheless, amid ongoing chatter that Lance has not yet been officially designated QB1 as a result of he is not ready.

Garoppolo is due a non-guaranteed $24.2 million base wage this season, and his $26.95 million wage cap hit is the very best on San Francisco’s roster for 2022. If the Niners minimize or commerce him, they’ll save $25.55 million in cap house. 

Garoppolo has gone 33-14 as a starter with the Niners, serving to San Francisco attain the Super Bowl three years in the past and the NFC Championship Game final season.