The San Francisco 49ers appear to be locked in on a quarterback at No. 3 in the NFL Draft, even though they’ve maintained trading Jimmy Garoppolo was off the table.
According to Jason La Canfora, there’s a strong expectation from other general managers that the 49ers will make a major effort to send him elsewhere.
Garoppolo’s days in San Francisco have clearly been numbered and some insiders expect the New England Patriots to make a serious offer to the 49ers to bring Garoppolo back to Foxborough.
NBC Sports’ Peter King wrote about this scenario in his most-recent version of Football Morning in America.
“It won’t surprise me if the Niners make Jimmy Garoppolo more available than he’s been. In other words, instead of trying to get a first-round pick for him, maybe considering taking a two for him. I wonder if the Patriots would deal the 46th pick in the draft, or their second-rounder in 2022, for their old friend.”
If the team is serious about moving him, they will likely have to come down on demanding a 1st-round pick in return.
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The 29-year-old only played in six games last season due to injuries, but completed 67.1 percent of his passes for 1,096 yards, seven touchdowns, and five interceptions.
