Jimmy Garoppolo is mulling his backup plan.
The quarterback, who has spent the final two seasons because the Rams’ No. 2 behind Matthew Stafford, is contemplating retirement, per NFL Community.
Regardless of the revelation, Garoppolo stays the highest free agent available on the market for groups looking for a veteran — particularly one with big-game expertise.
If it’s the finish for the 34-year-old, it caps an extended, unusual profession that started as a second-round choose and supposed inheritor obvious to Tom Brady with the Patriots in 2014.
Brady’s longevity, nonetheless, modified New England’s plans for its QB transition, with Garoppolo shipped to the 49ers forward of the 2017 season, the place issues by no means actually went in accordance with plan for both facet over six years.
He entered the 2018 season because the starter with a then-record five-year, $137.5 million deal, however inconsistent play, accidents and occasional off-the-field missteps marred a tenure that included a run to the Tremendous Bowl in 2019.
Garoppolo finally turned the odd man out within the three-QB race with Trey Lance and Brock Purdy, however his excessive wage difficult potential trades.
He would land a three-year, $67.5 million free-agent cope with the Raiders that noticed him lose the beginning job simply eight weeks into the 2023 season and led to his launch forward of the 2024 season — for which he was suspended the primary two video games for a PED ban.
That landed him in Los Angeles and behind Stafford — the place he’s appeared in 4 video games over two seasons, posted 334 passing yards and two touchdowns with an interception.
Over 12 NFL seasons, the Arlington Heights, Illinois native racked up 15,828 yards with a completion proportion of 67.4, 96 touchdowns and 52 interceptions with a 43-21 general document.
