Ex-49ers $137 Million Star in Hot Water After Season
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo found himself in major trouble with the NFL after the season, and he could be out of a job soon.
Garoppolo, the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, violated the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Substances Policy, and the league suspended him two games next season because of it. The Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Friday.
“The policy violation is related to him using a prescribed medication without having a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption, per sources,” wrote ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who initially broke the news on Friday.
Garoppolo played for the 49ers from 2018 to 2022 before he left in free agency for the Raiders in 2023. He had a 5-year, $137.5 million deal with the 49ers before his 1-year, $6.5 million restructured contract in 2022 with the team.
During his time with the 49ers, he went 57-55 amid 13,559 yards passing for 82 touchdowns versus 42 interceptions. Garoppolo helped the 49ers reach a Super Bowl in 2019 plus another NFC Championship Game in 2021.
His time ran out in San Francisco as the 49ers drafted former North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance with the No. 3 pick in 2021. Garoppolo got a second chance with the 49ers after Lance’s ankle injury, but Garoppolo’s foot injury ended his season in December 2022, which gave way to Brock Purdy.
