49ers players and staff members give a heartwarming gesture to former teammate Trey Lance after their victory over the Cowboys.
“You can’t fake this,” posted the SFNiners account on X, formerly Twitter, for the accompanying video of the team showing love to their ex-teammate. “Nearly every player and member of 49ers staff came by to give Trey Lance a hug. Clearly loved within the organization.”
You can’t fake this:
Nearly every player and member of #49ers staff came by to give Trey Lance a hug
Clearly loved within the organization pic.twitter.com/9n9ITTR8zf
— 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙎𝙁𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 (@TheSFNiners) October 28, 2024
Week 8: 49ers def. Cowboys
In August 2023, the 49ers traded Trey Lance to the Cowboys for a fourth-round pick after the team named Brock Purdy as the starting quarterback and now-Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold as his backup.
This situation was far from ideal for the former No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 class, so the trade gave Lance a fresh start, playing behind Dak Prescott.
While Lance’s time with the 49ers turned him from a high-ceiling prospect to a third-stringer then trade material shipped off the roster, there still seems to be a lot of mutual love and respect between him and the organization.
Still, it was Purdy who led the 49ers to victory against the Cowboys in Week 8, bouncing back from a cold first half to lead three touchdown drives in the third quarter.
“We’re a confident team,” left tackle Trent Williams said after the game, via Josh Dubow for the Associated Press. “We know that we haven’t played to our standard that many times in these first eight games. I don’t think that we were looking at this game to draw some newfound confidence. I just think that when we can run the ball effectively and not turn it over, the results today are what we can expect.”
With a 4-4 record, the 49ers have virtually gained a fresh start heading into the second half of the season. This win could give them enough momentum to make a push toward the postseason, but they’ll have a bye week to recalibrate.
Afterward, they’ll play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 10.
