6:20pm: The 49ers confirmed in a tweet this evening that Lance “has suffered a broken right ankle and will require season-ending surgery,” according to Shanahan.
5:51pm: It seems the 49ers will have to face the worst-case scenario of today’s injury as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Lance’s ankle injury “is expected to require surgery that likely will end his season.”
San Francisco is fortunate, in the short term, that they held on to Garoppolo who will likely step in to quarterback the 49ers for the remainder of the season. There were whispers around the league that a trade could still be in the books as teams like the Cowboys saw significant blows to the quarterback position.
In the long-term, San Francisco has to have some concerns about the development of its young investment at quarterback. It’s certainly not Lance’s fault, but, if the rumor of his season ending are true, Lance will have gone three years in the NFL without playing any significant, consistent time at quarterback. In a sport that requires constant practice and refinement of skill, this is a disastrous start to what should be a promising career for Lance.
3:36pm: Today marked a significant point in Trey Lance‘s young NFL career. Instead of a bounce-back performance, however, it has resulted in the 49ers quarterback being carted off the field with a leg injury, as the team confirmed. 
Lance will be out for the remainder of the game, per a club announcement. He had an air cast on his right leg before being taken of the field to the locker room. As a result of the injury, Jimmy Garoppolo has taken over behind center for San Francisco.
Lance spent the entire offseason knowing he would take over as the 49ers’ franchise signal-caller. The team traded up to select him third overall in the 2021 draft, so it came as little surprise that they turned their attention to the 22-year-old. Expectations were understandably high, but his limited action in college and as a rookie backing up Garoppolo led to plenty of question marks entering the campaign.
The North Dakota State product did little to quell doubts about his ability to operate as a high-end starter last week. In an upset loss to the Bears, Lance completed just 13-of-28 passes for 164 yards and an interception, adding 54 yards on 13 rushing attempts. Conditions played a major part in each teams’ offensive struggles, of course, but much was thought to be riding on Lance’s performance today against the Seahawks.
It was reported earlier this week that head coach Kyle Shanahan could turn to Garoppolo as early as the team’s next game against the Broncos in the event Lance struggled. Now, he has done so out of sheer necessity. Garoppolo was the source of trade speculation all summer long, but stayed in the Bay Area via a restructured contract. Depending on the length of Lance’s absence, the veteran could once again carry the load for an extended period.
In the immediate future, Garoppolo faces the task of guiding a 49ers offense which, for the second straight contest, does not include All-Pro tight end George Kittle against the Seahawks. Seattle pulled off an upset win over Denver last week, but San Francisco currently leads 13-0. Big-picture implications loom large for the team at the QB position, however.
Jimmy G regretting that contract renegotiation already
He would have been cut otherwise.
Cut with $24.2 million still owed to him and a team crying for him to come back
He wouldn’t be available if he’d been cut. There’s plenty of teams that would have signed him had he been a free agent
Incorrect, none of that money was guaranteed – he was negotiating from that position and no team that picked him up if he was cut would’ve paid him what the 49ers did.
You’re right, I misread the contract details. His salary would’ve became guaranteed if he was on the roster week 1, no penalty if before that. Thanks for the clarification!
His new contract probably has lots of incentives that he will now easily reach.
Lance is likely done for the year, if Jimmy plays well he’ll get paid this offseason by someone…
Yeah by the 49ers and they’ll let lance go or trade him.
Ya dudes gone play another year w Jimmy then the draft pick pain is gone draft another qb in 2024 and let him marinate behind Jimmy and in handsome we trust
Looks like another “redshirt” season for Lance.
CBS is reporting an ankle injury for Lance — sounds to me like it was dislocated.
Glad your not my doctor
I wonder how this will affect the health of the exotic dancer industry in San Fran?
Starting to smell like failure.
Starting?!? Been smelling like that for awhile.
Almost time to resign Tom Savage.
Looks like the Panthers have found their reclamation project for next year
It hurts when you lose a QB to replace him with a better one. They say Trey is the future which looks like he is, but at this point JG is the better QB. Now I wish they would have traded him. Always a good day when the Whiners lose.
Why do your parents allow you to use the computer?
Lol I’m not always into trolling but that’s very funny. Even if it’s outdated. That’s part of why it’s so funny. I remember those computer days before all these phones lol
Lol owned
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I’m not exactly sure how anyone could proclaim Trey Lance is the future… He has literally played like 15 games of football since his highschool graduation.
How has a guy ascended this far who has played so few games at any level? It’s mind boggling. He’s done nothing
It’s all because of his Sophomore season where he threw for 29 TD’s and zero INT while also rushing for 1100 yards and another 14 TD’s. But even that season ye only completed 66% of his lasses
At North Dakota State mind you too playing literally a level of competition lower than most Pennsylvania high schools. The dude isn’t worth 10 cents the 49ers deserve to lose for that one.
Their conference is solid and several schools could’ve plugged right in the middle of some G5s. I don’t fault them for taking him based on the level of competition, I do on the lack of competition as in games played. Not one FBS school thought he could make it as a QB in his 5 years so he went to NDSU. He gets there and couldn’t start right a2ay so he sits a season, then he absolutely balls out, then sits out the following season and the NFL teams were all in on him going that high? They gave up that much for a guy to go that high and then sit and learn? Nah, you draft a guy that high to plug right in, even without this injury he wasn’t ready to be QB1, luckily for them they still have Jimmy G.
“The Whiners” lol you’re 11
Would you accept the Farty Ninnies?
The Silly Nannies?
That name is reserved for whichever franchise relocates to London.
The 49ers better start looking for their next franchise QB – as Lance isn’t the guy.
Sucks for Lance. I take it SF is glad Jimmy G’s still around.
Even if it’s totally obvious … you never say anything stupid, I’ll give you that.
Well I was going to say it was for the better because Jimmy G is a better QB but that felt a little mean in the moment.
First, Kyle ruined RG III. Now Trey
Yeah, he snapped his ankle.
BTW, Shanny with Garoppolo starting are like 31-14 and 8-27 without him starting, did he ruin him as well?
“Lance will have gone three years in the NFL without playing any significant, consistent time at quarterback.”
I know it’s been bad, but unless the injury is worse than reported (a la Alex Smith), he should be back in time to salvage that 3rd season.
this is Lance’s second yr in the league right? cuz I thought he was drafted last yr so there’s got to be a typo in that article as it states if it’s a season ending injury he would have gone 3 yrs without playing any significant time.
to me this injury will either really hurt his career or give him time to mentally be prepared. to me lance was pick way to high as he hasn’t really played against good competition in college except playing against JMU .
sucks that he got hurt for sure but likely for SF they have a good backup to take over
They’re counting his last college season, where he only played one game before covid postponed things.
He chose to sit that season out after playing his one “showcase” game and resting on the limited game tape of him that was available.
Steelers can trade the 49ers Mitch Trubisky after today’s performance.
Lynch secretly happy.
Lance can’t “bust” if he’s hurt.
I get what you’re saying and you might not be wrong.
We’ll see how Vegas favors the niners now. Didn’t the jets sign Reed away from SF? That was a big mistake letting him go
People trash Jimmy G but the dude is a better option than the majority of backups in the league. Hell dude is a better option then some teams starters. They played with a different feel once he came in the game and I’m personally glad I don’t have to watch and hear the same “Young quarterback that’s learning”, “ So much upside”, and so on cliches from every sports outlet because Lance struggled. Dude is a project and needed more development this 49ers team has playoff and Super Bowl Aspirations. Sad he is hurt don’t want any player to suffer that but let’s go 49ers and Jimmy G.
Vegas must agree because the odds on the 49ers winning the Super Bowl actually dropped when Jimmy G replaced Lance.
Jimmy G is a top 20 QB easy.
Jimmy G’s arm strength and stat lines are pretty mediocre – but there’s one thing that stands out: Winning percentage of games he starts – second only to Tom Brady among active QBs.
Lamar Jackson has a better winning percentage than Jimmy
you mean tua’s son?
It’s gonna take more than 2 games to change people’s mind on the Dolphins. Giants are 2-0 also
Giants are 2-0 with a $hite QB. Miami is 2-0 with Tua plus playmakers.
You mean the same Tua that kept getting replaced in games the last 2 years? That guy? Like I said, it’s gonna take more than 2 games. Teams will adjust and then he’ll have to adjust
That’s because he had a moron for a head coach.
But is worse in terms of actually delivering a ball on target.
Within 3-days we’ll get the obligatory reports of the attempted trades for Jimmy G by the Browns, Seahawks, Lions, Saints, etc.
No one traded for him, they couldn’t come up with an actual trade package and therefore did nothing other than polish their helmets.
Lance easily could be a bust. It is what it is… he needs more than just a playing time, just doesnt have rhythm, fundamentals, timing, and umable to read defense.
First round Bust!