It appears that the 49 days of Jimmy Garapolo are numbered.
During a pre-draft press conference on Monday, 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan were undercover, as they discussed Garpolo’s position with the organization.
Speculation about Garoppolo’s future began in late March when the 49ers acquired the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft from the Dolphins, who then traded the No. 12 pick to the Eagles. But, after the trade, the organization said that they have no plans to trade Garoppolo, their quarterback since 2017.
“We could sit there at 12, and waited [for] Which which [quarterback] If anyone does so, Shahan told reporters on Monday. “But we made a decision that we felt we needed to get an initial QB. We wanted to dictate this. We will get what we think is best for us. “
Shanahan said he had a quarterback to take with the third overall pick, but after going through the process, the organization is now eyeing ‘five’. He neglected to say any possible names.
When asked if he could guarantee the 29-year-old Garapolo would come to the roster on Sunday, Sheenahan was unclear.
“I cannot guarantee that anyone in the world will be alive on Sunday,” he said.
Trevor Lawrence is widely expected to be taken at No. 1 by the Jaguars, and the Jets are likely to be relegated to No. 2 Zach Wilson. The NFL Network reported that the Niners’ decision is down to Mack Jones and Trey Lance, with Justin Fields seemingly out of the race.
Lynch said Shanahan is his play-caller, which means he will always postpone being head coach when he comes in at quarterback.
“Jimmy is a supporter,” Lynch told reporters. He said, ‘I only talked to him over the weekend. He is here, he is attending our virtual meetings, planning to be on workouts and Jimmy is completely professional. “
Garapolo, who has two years on his contract and is set to count more than $ 26 million against the team’s cap in 2021, came to San Francisco in October 2017 in a trade from the Patriots. His dead cap would be with $ 3 million dollars. Trade or release, and less than $ 1.5 million in 2022.
In 2020, Garapolo again has an increased ankle sprain and was placed on injured reserve in November. He began to practice with the team again, but the 49ers did not activate him before the end of the season. Gerappolo played in just three games after tearing his ACL in Week 3 in 2018.
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