49ers QB raises eyebrows with cryptic post before trade deadline

The NFL trade deadline is a few hours away, and several teams will be trying to add a quarterback in hopes of saving their season.This will make the San Francisco 49ers a compelling trade partner, given that quarterback Mac Jones is one of the league’s best backups behind Brock Purdy.Jones made an Instagram story post on Monday night that has only added further fuel to trade rumors.The post shows him jogging out of the tunnel before last weekend’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.There was no caption, but social media is speculating that post’s cryptic, seemingly sentimental nature as a potential suggestion Jones’ time in San Francisco could be ending soon.“Not something….but not nothing,” Fox Sports analyst Kevin Wildes wrote in an X post that showed a screenshot of Jones’ story, which has over 170,000 views in about fours hours.

Many of the comments are suggesting that the Minnesota Vikings will likely try to trade for the 28-year-old quarterback on Tuesday.NFL Insider Ian Rapoport has reported that the Vikings are actively making calls around the league on Tuesday.However, 49ers fans are flooding the X post’s comments section to say that they hope Jones isn’t traded in case Purdy suffers an injury at some point.Of course, Jones doesn’t control whether he will be traded, which means there likely isn’t any deeper meaning to his Instagram story post.

But 49ers will be keeping a close eye on the clock as Tuesday’s trade deadline nears....