It was learned earlier this week that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had been amongst betting favorites to land present 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who stated farewell to San Francisco’s fan base earlier this week amid rumors he might be traded in order that 2021 rookie Trey Lance can turn out to be the membership’s starter.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the newly named Washington Commanders had been additionally talked about as potential locations for Garoppolo, and Bucky Brooks of the NFL’s web site linked the 30-year-old with these two golf equipment and three others in a chunk printed Friday.
Brooks notes that the Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Denver Broncos may all be thinking about buying Garoppolo.
The Dolphins are about to have a brand new head coach who will in all probability don’t have any direct ties to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and it is doable 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel may land that gig and request that his present QB1 be a part of him in Miami. New Orleans and Denver even have questions at signal-caller and might be guided by totally different teaching staffs in 2022.
Pittsburgh, in the meantime, is on monitor to have Mason Rudolph compete with 2019 first-round draft decide Dwayne Haskins for the correct to switch the retired Ben Roethlisberger. Washington head coach Ron Rivera said final month “nothing is out of the question” because the membership ideally seems to be for an improve over Taylor Heinicke.
Garoppolo stated he desires to go to a workforce “where they want to win” and recommended the 49ers will work to make that occur. The reality is any of the 5 groups talked about above may’ve accomplished extra harm this previous season with higher play on the sport’s most vital place.
