What It Means:

Garoppolo has officially been given permission to seek a trade after being cleared to start practicing following recovery from offseason shoulder surgery in March. According to Schefter, San Francisco is still expected to exercise caution with Garoppolo this summer. Following Baker Mayfield's move to Carolina, the quarterback market is much smaller than it was at the start of the offseason. It remains to be seen if the 49ers will be able to find a trade partner. The 49ers' willingness to let Garoppolo explore a trade bodes well for Trey Lance's projected opportunity this season.

Lance is currently the QB12 in numberFire's preseason rankings. Our models project him for 342.8 completions on 538.1 attempts for 3,761.5 yards, 28.3 touchdowns, and 12.5 interceptions, with 499.9 rushing yards and 5.54 rushing touchdowns.