When the 49ers made it clear they were heading into the 2022 NFL season with Trey Lance as their starting quarterback, it looked like Jimmy Garoppolo didnāt have a future in the Bay anymore. However, the circumstances have led San Francisco and Jimmy G to ultimately opt tostaytogether.
Garoppolo was facing rehab while most teams were trading for quarterbacks, so by the time he was cleared, there were not many opportunities out there. With Garoppolo about to be owned $24.2m as Week 1 drew nearer, hisfew possible suitors preferred to wait forhim to be cut.
Instead, the veteran signal-caller agreed with the Niners ona restructured one-year,$6.5 million fully guaranteed deal that could go up to $16 million. On Thursday, Garoppolo addressed the media forthe first time since deciding to stay with the team.
Jimmy Garoppolo admits staying at 49ers wasnāt exactly what he expected
āIām happy the way it worked out,ā Garoppolo said, via 95.7 The Game. āI donāt think it was exactly how I wanted it to work out, but everything happens for a reason. ā¦ It was weird. It was different than any situation Iāve been in and and Iāve been in some weird ones too. I think thatās saying something. But I think things worked out for the best.
āSeeing the other opportunities that were out there, you weigh pros and cons of everything. Trust me, there was a lot of back-and-forth going on with other teams and what I wanted my future to look like. This is what I wanted.ā
A few months back, it was practically impossible to imagine Garoppolo staying in San Francisco to backup Trey Lance. Things didnāt work out the way anyone expected, but both the Niners and Garoppolo seem to be satisfied with the solution theyāvefound.
