49ers add Sam Darnold to quarterback combine for 2023 season: report

The San Francisco 49ers have added one other quarterback to their anticipated open competitors for the 2023 season.

Sam Darnold, the third total decide of the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, is reportedly heading to San Fran on a one-year deal, per ESPN. 

Darnold enters a contest with Brock Purdy, “Mr. Irrelevant” in final 12 months’s NFL Draft who wowed everybody along with his success in a beginning function final season, and Trey Lance, the 2021 third total decide who’s hoping to get his beginning job again after a season-ending harm.

Sam Darnold #14 of the Carolina Panthers throws earlier than the sport in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland.  (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

This transfer from the 49ers comes after former starter Jimmy Garoppolo reportedly agreed to grow to be the Las Vegas Raiders new beginning quarterback after they launched Derek Carr. Garoppolo’s deal is predicted to be price $67.5 million over the following three seasons.

It’s been 5 seasons since Darnold entered the NFL because the Jets’ hopeful quarterback of the long run. But after three tumultuous seasons in New York with harm and inconsistent play hurting his improvement into the franchise man, the Jets moved on and traded him to the Carolina Panthers earlier than the 2021 season.

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Darnold’s scenario with the Panthers was fixed battles for the beginning function, and he did win that in 2021. But he ultimately misplaced the function after going 4-7 for the 12 months.

The Panthers had many points aside from quarterback final season, however Darnold as soon as once more obtained his shot to begin. While he went 4-2, the Panthers additionally tried P.J. Walker and began Baker Mayfield firstly of the season.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold (14) runs down subject in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks in the course of the second half of an NFL soccer recreation, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Darnold threw for 1,143 yards with seven touchdowns to a few interceptions with a 58.6% completion charge in his six begins.

Despite having extra expertise than each Purdy and Lance mixed, Darnold is not on the prime of the depth chart.

Purdy, who underwent elbow surgical procedure to wash up his harm from the NFC Championship Game in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles, ought to emerge because the quarterback to beat due to his super efforts in only a quick time period.

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He went 5-0 as a starter in the course of the common season, throwing for 1,374 yards with 13 touchdowns to 4 interceptions. He was additionally capable of win two playoff video games in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys earlier than falling to the Eagles.

Then there’s Lance, who nonetheless has the expertise GM John Lynch and the remainder of the group believes in after being named the starter out of coaching camp earlier than the 2022 season. However, that rapidly modified to Garoppolo as soon as he fractured his ankle in Week 2.

Quarterback Sam Darnold #14 of the Carolina Panthers warms up in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

If something, Darnold’s addition not solely provides competitors however assurance to the quarterback place after the 49ers used 4 totally different ones final 12 months because of the harm bug.