On Saturday, August 9th, the 49ers were supposed to test their depth at Levi’s Stadium against the Broncos . What they found instead was a stark reminder of how quickly hope can evaporate in the NFL. The preseason matchup wasn’t about the scoreboard, but the 30-9 beat-down exposed more than just a gap in talent for HC Kyle Shanahan. It set the stage for a decisive, perhaps final chapter in the saga of a Niners QB, whose tenure in San Francisco was already tenuous at best.

Tanner Mordecai was never meant to ease into the depth chart in San Fran. An undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin, he spent the entire ‘24 season in the 49ers’ orbit. Waived, re-signed, shuffled off the practice squad, then called back again, Mordecai seemed to always be on the wrong side of the bubble

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