Quarterback Trey Lance reached agreement on a one-year deal worth up to $6.2 million with the Los Angeles Chargers. sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.
Lance and Taylor Heinicke are now the backups behind Chargers starter Justin Herbert.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft by the San Francisco 49ers, Lance remains something of a mystery after four seasons in the league.
He started four games in two years with San Francisco, posting a 2-2 record while throwing for 797 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions on 56-of-102 passing. An ankle injury led to him losing his starting job that led to Brock Purdy‘s run of success with the Niners.
In 2023, the Dallas Cowboys acquired Lance for a fourth-round pick in 2024, but he did not play a snap in 2023 and saw only spot duty until starting the 2024 regular-season finale against the Washington Commanders — completing 20 of 34 passes for 244 yards without a touchdown or interception, while running for 26 yards on six carries in a 23-19 last-second loss.
He played the majority of the snaps in the preseason for the Cowboys, completing 73 of 113 passes for 662 yards and two touchdowns, but he had a five-interception showing in the preseason finale against the Chargers.
Lance, 24, is younger than 2024 first-round picks Bo Nix and Michael Penix and former coach Mike McCarthy said he just needed to continue to get experience since he played just 19 games at North Dakota State before coming to the NFL.
ESPN’s Todd Archer contributed to this report.
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