49ers Called ‘Top Landing Spot’ for Benched 1st-Round QB

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There is 1 place a down-on-his-luck NFL quarterback knows they can go to reboot their career — that place is the San Francisco 49ers. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, missed his entire rookie season in 2024 due to a meniscus injury. The interesting thing about McCarthy possibly landing in San Francisco would be that it follows a pattern. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and bottomed out with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers before landing with the 49ers. 10 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and bottomed out with the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars before landing with the 49ers.