The 49ers surprisingly kept three quarterbacks on their roster heading into the season. That might not be the case much longer.
Teams have called San Francisco about possibly trading for third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning.
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Though teams have called the 49ers about Beathard, that doesn't mean they're willing to trade him just yet. NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco wrote last month that teams haven't been willing to pay the price the 49ers want in return for the 25-year-old, and that appears to still be the case.
The 49ers traded up to pick Beathard in the third round (104th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, the team's first under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. Beathard started 10 games in his first two NFL seasons, being pressed into action during his rookie season after Brian Hoyer's ineffectiveness and again following Jimmy Garoppolo's season-ending torn ACL in 2018.
But the University of Iowa product did not finish last season as the 49ers' starter after undrafted QB Nick Mullens' emergence. Mullens beat out Beathard in the 49ers' backup quarterback competition during the preseason this year, and Beathard has not been active for a single game this season.
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Still, when the NFL trade deadline hits at 1 p.m. PT on Tuesday, Beathard very well could be a 49er. That doesn't mean teams will stop calling, though.