Los Angeles Rams to Face off Against 49ers Biggest Draft Bust for 1st Time Against Cowboys

Los Angeles Rams to Face off Against 49ers Biggest Draft Bust for 1st Time Against Cowboys

The starting quarterbacks for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys, as well as their key backups, will both be rested. This implies that Trey Lance and Stetson Bennett will face off. Lance used to play for the Rams’ main opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, but he is currently a member of the Cowboys. In the NFL Draft of 2021, he was selected third overall after the 49ers and Miami Dolphins traded first-round selections for two future first-round picks and a third.

It would have been expected that the Rams and 49ers, who play in the same division, would have faced each other at least once during Lance’s two seasons with the 49ers. However, this exhibition match will mark the inaugural event. This plot might have been different if Lance had lived up to even a small portion of his initial expectations, but things turned out the way they did. Due to injuries, Lance was out for the majority of his first two seasons. Before the 2023 season, Lance was dealt to the Cowboys and Brock Purdy eventually surfaced for the 49ers. Lance will be a member of the opposition’s roster for the sixth time when the Rams play them.
Since joining Dallas, Lance has yet to take a snap and is listed behind Cooper Rush on the unofficial depth chart. And the Cowboys have declined his fifth-year option, making Lance a free agent after this season.

The implication for the Rams is that Sunday’s game will be one of Lance’s few opportunities to prove he isn’t an out-and-out failure. But as far as he has expressed verbally, Lance isn’t feeling additional pressure to perform.

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“I’m going into this game the same as I’ve gone into

The quarterback’s meager stats are a result of his little playing time. Lance has played in eight games over the course of three seasons, completing less than 55% of his attempts for 797 yards, three interceptions, and five touchdowns.

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