GM John Lynch says 49ers not actively shopping Trey Lance

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After offering the biggest public vote of confidence yet in Brock Purdy as the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback on March 27, general manager John Lynch has seen an uptick in interest from other teams in another quarterback on the roster: Trey Lance.

At the league meetings in March, Lynch said that he and the Niners listen to everything when it comes to trades but that he envisioned Lance as a part of the team's immediate future.

At his pre-draft news conference on Monday, Lynch reiterated that the 49ers aren't actively shopping Lance.

«I think there's a lot of smoke, really, and that it hasn't been extremely active,» Lynch said. «And it's not like we've put it out there that, hey, we're taking offers for Trey, call 1-800. It's not been the process. People's job in this is to ask questions. Has that happened on a couple occasions? Sure. But it hasn't been that substantive.»

Lynch added that, despite receiving those calls from other teams about Lance, he envisions Lance being on the roster in 2023.

«Absolutely. I expect Trey to be here, and we're excited about Trey's ability to compete and what he can do for our franchise just as we were when we drafted Trey,» Lynch said. «And I think the only thing that's changed this offseason is that Trey's gone and got himself healthy. He was injured last year. He's done a really good job of doing that. He's done some different things in terms of his training this offseason. He's very encouraged by that, and we'll see when we get an opportunity to get out there on the field with him. But we have every reason to be encouraged as well.»

With Purdy still recovering from surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and no certainty on when he