Kyle Shanahan to Jed York in training camp: “I think our third-string quarterback is our best quarterback.”
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana hands the The George Halas trophy to 49ers CEO Jed York after the NFC Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Detroit Lions 34-31. SANTA CLARA – Nobody more than 49ers CEO Jed York may be relishing the contrasting paths that quarterback Brock Purdy and running back Christian McCaffrey took as cornerstones of this season’s Super Bowl run.
York, unprompted, is the one who brought up Purdy, going on record with a story that has been whispered in the 49ers’ background for over a year. Simply put, York confirmed that coach Kyle Shanahan was convinced he had a hidden gem as early as Purdy’s 2022 rookie training camp, even though they’d invested heavily in a Super Bowl-experienced Jimmy Garoppolo and 2021 first-round pick Trey Lance.
That point came in December 2022, when Garoppolo broke his foot, 10 starts after replacing the injured Lance. “One thing that owners don’t love to hear if they’ve invested money and/or draft picks or both into people, is the last pick in the draft is the guy we think is the best. That’s generally not great news,” York said. “But he’s honest. And he let it play out the right way.”
“He thought it was a lot to give up for a running back, and I think John and I thought it was just the right amount to give up for Christian. I remember that very vividly,” York said.
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