For the first time in many years, the San Francisco 49ers aren't having a backup quarterback competition. That is thanks to them for signing Mac Jones in free a ...

When Mac Jones led the San Francisco offense onto the field for the 49ers’ preseason opener on Saturday night, the former ...

A year ago it was either Brandon Allen or Joshua Dobbs behind Purdy, and it didn’t turn out well for the 49ers.

Mac Jones is ready for the 49ers to call his number. The quarterback will back up Brock Purdy after signing a two-year, $8.4 million contract in San Francisco this offseason, and he said he’s ...

Quarterback Mac Jones made his San Francisco 49ers debut on Saturday night, playing three drives to open the preseason ...

Former first-round pick Mac Jones is on to his third team in three years, and he enters his debut season with the San Francisco 49ers as a backup to the now-highly paid Brock Purdy. The career ...

Mac Jones credits ‘fresh start' with 49ers as driver behind regained confidence originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Confidence is such a key factor to professional athletes’ success ...

But Jones definitely is better than both backups the 49ers had last season (Brandon Allen and Josh Dobbs), and he just might be better than a few of their previous starting quarterbacks.

For a piece published on Monday, 49ers reporter Nick Wagoner of ESPN detailed what Jones worked on with head coach Kyle Shanahan and others during the club's offseason program.

Now, ironically, Jones finds himself with the 49ers, who were thought to be interested in him during the 2021 draft. Instead, at No. 3, they selected North Dakota State’s Trey Lance.