The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract with quarterback Joshua Dobbs, his agent introduced Monday.
“Congrats @josh_dobbs1 agreeing to a 1 yr cope with the @49ers,” agent Mike McCartney posted on X.
The 49ers are giving Dobbs a totally assured $2.25 million deal for the 2024 season that features one other $750K in play-time incentives, a supply informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Dobbs will probably substitute Sam Darnold because the 49ers’ backup quarterback behind starter Brock Purdy. Darnold signed with the Minnesota Vikings, the workforce with which Dobbs completed final season.
A profession backup earlier than 2023, Dobbs, 29, produced one of many NFL’s most unusual tales final season, beginning along with his late-August commerce from the Cleveland Browns to the Arizona Cardinals, who wanted a short-term starter whereas incumbent Kyler Murray accomplished his restoration from a knee harm.
Regardless of arriving after coaching camp, Dobbs began the Cardinals’ first eight video games, finishing 62.8% of his passes for 1,569 yards and eight touchdowns. However he additionally dedicated 12 turnovers — eight interceptions and 4 fumbles — and the Cardinals misplaced seven of these eight video games earlier than Dobbs was benched.
The Vikings acquired him on Oct. 31 to be an emergency backup after shedding starter Kirk Cousins (Achilles) and backup Nick Mullens, who was recovering from a again harm. Then, simply 5 days after the commerce and having taken no follow reps with the Vikings’ offense, Dobbs changed injured starter Jaren Corridor and led Minnesota to a wild 31-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. A 27-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints the next week, mixed along with his background as an aerospace engineering main at Tennessee, made him a nationwide cult hero. A NASA official nicknamed him the “Passtronaut.”
However Dobbs misplaced effectiveness within the offense after that, and he didn’t play once more after coach Kevin O’Connell benched him within the fourth quarter of a 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14.
Combining his time with the Cardinals and Vikings, Dobbs threw for two,464 yards in 12 begins. He dedicated 17 turnovers and his groups have been 3-9 in these video games.
Dobbs has performed for 4 groups since being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a fourth-round decide in 2017. He has thrown for two,920 yards, with 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
ESPN’s Kevin Seifert contributed to this report.