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San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Mac Jones appears to be on his way out of town again via a trade.
There are numerous reports that several NFL teams are vying for his services, and why shouldn’t they? As a starter for the injured Brock Purdy, he was 5-3 as a starter, passing for over 2000 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Jones’s play all but kept the 9ers in the playoff hunt, which is why so many teams want him.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell threw out a few names who could be interested in trading for the quarterback, and one of those names is the Minnesota Vikings.
“This would be sort of a complicated trade, but the Vikings would be adding a quarterback who showed some of his former upside in San Francisco. Jones posted a 62.3 Total QBR during his lone season with the 49ers, coming in a little more than 10 points behind Brock Purdy’s 73.0 mark. Jones is due just $4.7 million in 2026, which will be the final year of his contract,” Barnwell said.
He added, “We know that the Vikings have been willing to take a swing on quarterbacks who have gone through the Kyle Shanahan rejuvenation cycle before, having signed Sam Darnold after the Super Bowl champion’s only year in San Francisco.”
The Vikings aren’t the only team in the running for Jones. The Vikings have to be kicking themselves for not only giving up Sam Darnold but also Kirk Cousins.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Is 49ers backup Mac Jones on the trading block?
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There are numerous reports that several NFL teams are vying for his services, and why shouldn’t they? As a starter for the injured Brock Purdy, he was 5-3 as a starter, passing for over 2000 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Jones’s play all but kept the 9ers in the playoff hunt, which is why so many teams want him.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell threw out a few names who could be interested in trading for the quarterback, and one of those names is the Minnesota Vikings.
“This would be sort of a complicated trade, but the Vikings would be adding a quarterback who showed some of his former upside in San Francisco. Jones posted a 62.3 Total QBR during his lone season with the 49ers, coming in a little more than 10 points behind Brock Purdy’s 73.0 mark. Jones is due just $4.7 million in 2026, which will be the final year of his contract,” Barnwell said.
He added, “We know that the Vikings have been willing to take a swing on quarterbacks who have gone through the Kyle Shanahan rejuvenation cycle before, having signed Sam Darnold after the Super Bowl champion’s only year in San Francisco.”
The Vikings aren’t the only team in the running for Jones. The Vikings have to be kicking themselves for not only giving up Sam Darnold but also Kirk Cousins.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Is 49ers backup Mac Jones on the trading block?
Continue reading...
