Jimmy Garoppolo reportedly just started throwing the football a few weeks ago. The team initially estimated that the veteran, who underwent shoulder surgery on March 8, would start throwing in early July.
Despite him healing on schedule, there has still been little traction on a possible trade.
Now that Baker Mayfield is on his way from the Cleveland Browns to the Carolina Panthers, the last option for Jimmy G may be the one that heads to the Bucs.
“Don Yee (Jimmy Garoppolo’s agent) doesn’t want to trade Jimmy Garoppolo to a backup position. However, Jimmy Garoppolo’s injury…kind of put him in that room. He’s not going to be ready for the start of the regular season in September. He will not be ready (and) he’ll probably miss the first four games anyway,” Dan Sileo of The National Football Show with Dan Sileo said on a recent episode of the show. “Garoppolo has two teams on the table right now that are trying to throw some deals together. The Buccaneers would love to have Jimmy G in Tampa as the heir apparent…So Garoppolo and his 36-14 record would go to Tampa as the backup and once (Tom) Brady leaves, there’s Jimmy G with a ready-made team again like he had in San Francisco and in New England. It’s a no-brainer.”
Buccaneers insider Rick Stroud quickly pumped the brakes on that rumor. On Friday, he took to Twitter and said that the team’s own coaches are against bringing Garoppolo into the fold.
“If (Garoppolo) could throw a deep ball, he would’ve won two Super Bowls already,” Stroud quoted a coach as saying.
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Jimmy G knows what it’s like playing behind Tom Brady as he did so in New England, ultimately never taking over as he got traded to the 49ers.
Colin Cowherd thinks Jimmy G should head to the Browns since Deshaun Watson is likely to receive a lengthy suspension.
Garoppolo, 30, threw for 3,810 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions in ’21 during his 15 games played. The list of teams in need of a starting quarterback has shortened since the offseason began but it doesn’t look like the 49ers are giving up just yet.
