Mac Jones Stays Put, Niners' QB Room Shines

0:00It's April 2nd. This is NFL news today for ball coverage powered by AI. The San Francisco 49ers are holding on to Mac Jones as their top back-up quarterback behind Brock Purdy and head coach Kyle Shanahan says he never saw a trade coming this off season. In a lead full of quarterback swaps, Jones stuck around on his 2-year 8.1 million dollar deal, which now looks like a bargain after. He went 5-3 as a starter when Purdy missed 8 games with Turfto. Jones lit it up in Shanahan system, hitting 69.6% of his passes for 2,151 yards, 13. Touchdowns, 6 picks, and a 97.4 pass-erating, his best stretch since being drafted 15th overall back in 2000, 21. That performance kept the Niners' offense humming close to Purdy's level, and General Manager John Lynch made it clear at the scouting con by Nade, only moved him for something fairly strong, which no team ponied up despite all the veteran QB shuffling.

1:01Now with the draft class loaded and cheaper options out there, the 49ers dodged the chaos and landed the ideal setup. No disruptions, just, proven depth. As their off-season program kicks off April 20th, both quarterbacks get custom plans to master that tricky playbook, setting San Francisco up with. The least most reliable QB room for another Lombardi chase.