The quarterback watched as the turnaround happened, just like he knew it would, including Sunday’s victory over the 10-win Vikings. Now, for Detroit, there’s no turning back.
The 49ers’ new starting QB was considered undraftable when his college career ended. Then he relearned how to throw and reinvented himself in ways no one had considered.
The careers of Stetson Bennett, Max Duggan, C.J. Stroud and Caleb Williams took different paths but they will wind up in the same place Saturday in a celebration of the sport.