It appears that Trey Lance wasn’t that thrilled to find out that Jimmy Garoppolo was staying with the San Francisco 49ers.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, Lance “was a little annoyed in the immediate aftermath” of Garoppolo signing back with the team.
It shouldn’t be too shocking since the talk around the league has been Jimmy G being traded for months.
After the 49ers lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game in January, the expectation was Garoppolo would be traded at some point during the offseason. Instead, both parties shocked everybody with his new one-year deal.
Jimmy G even gave a farewell address to 49ers fans during his end-of-season press conference on Feb. 1.
“Faithful, thank you very much for everything,” he said. “It’s been crazy, man. Just all the comebacks at Levi’s, comebacks on the road, ups and downs, it’s been a hell of a ride, guys. I love you guys. See ya.”
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Last month, Peter King reported in his Football Morning in America column that Garoppolo did “not have a playbook, does not attend quarterback or team meetings and barely knows new quarterbacks coach Brian Griese.”
He was actually viewed at practice during drills by himself.
All of this has happened as the 49ers have been preparing Trey Lance to become their starting quarterback. Now, he has to wonder if the team will put him back on the bench at some point if he begins to struggle on the field.
The 49ers have a 31-14 record in Garoppolo’s 45 regular-season starts since 2017. They reached Super Bowl LIV after the 2019 campaign and the NFC Championship Game last season.
