Veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is expected to be traded by the San Francisco 49ers at some point, but the team has been waiting on his shoulder to heal up from offseason surgery.
At this point in the NFL offseason, there isn’t any clear spot where he may land.
However, an interesting rumor emerged last week about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers potentially being interested in Garoppolo to be Tom Brady’s heir apparent. This certainly would be interesting considering Garoppolo’s time behind Brady on the New England Patriots. However, it appears that likely will not be the case.
Garoppolo’s agent Don Yee discussed the validity of the report, along with Garoppolo’s health heading into the 2022 NFL season, with NFL insider Tom Pelissero on Monday.
“He’s progressing well and on schedule,” said Yee about Garoppolo. “We’re optimistic about the upcoming season. Over the weekend, a report came out that I had spoken to a media member about his future, but the report was false.”
I asked #49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s agent, Don Yee, about Garoppolo’s shoulder, the status of trade talks and a radio host’s recent comments that the #Bucs had reached out about acquiring Jimmy G as the heir apparent (again) to Tom Brady. Yee’s response: pic.twitter.com/kINdUZR9qK
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 11, 2022
It looks like yet another option for Garoppolo has now fallen through, which leaves very few left for the 30-year-old quarterback.
One potential domino that will shortly fall will be information regarding Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s impending suspension by the NFL. If he were to be suspended for a large portion of the season, Cleveland could be interested in bringing in a proven leader, which Garoppolo is, having taken the 49ers to the NFC Championship game last year.
