One Team is Now Out Of The Jimmy Garoppolo Trade Sweepstakes

July 20, 2022, 9:20pm EST (Updated: December 27, 2022, 6:24pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA – JANUARY 31: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers goes through a drill during practice for Super Bowl LIV at the Greentree Practice Fields on the campus of the University of Miami on January 31, 2020 in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Jimmy Garoppolo’s time in San Francisco may soon be coming to an end.

On Wednesday, the San Francisco 49ers gave his camp permission to seek a trade, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.

49ers officially have given Jimmy Garoppolo’s agents Don Yee and Carter Chow permission to seek a trade, sources said. Garoppolo has been cleared to start practicing, per team source; 49ers still are expected to exercise caution with him this summer.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 20, 2022

A favorite for Garoppolo’s services hasn’t emerged, but it does sound like one team won’t be coming after him.

According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Browns are not expected to pursue a trade for Garoppolo.

#Browns still not expected to pursue Jimmy Garoppolo now that the #49ers have formally permitted him to seek a trade – even with uncertainty over Deshaun Watson https://t.co/Slgjb6BODo
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) July 20, 2022

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Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus revealed that the Browns’ brass had thought about a possible trade early in the offseason. Jimmy G would be an upgrade over Jacoby Brissett who is in line to take over if Deshaun Watson gets multiple games from a suspension.

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While Jimmy G would be an upgrade, he also carries a $24.2 million base salary for the 2022 season. That is not a salary the team wants to pay if they expect Watson to come back and play in 2022.

It has long been expected that the 49ers would move on from Garoppolo after they selected former North Dakota State product Trey Lance third overall in last year’s draft.

Garoppolo arrived in San Francisco via trade from New England during the 2017 season. Over the course of five seasons, Garoppolo tossed for 11,162 yards and 66 touchdowns with a 67.7 completion percentage.