Jimmy Garoppolo, the journeyman who was once considered to be Tom Brady’s successor, now has a new home.
According to ESPNHe agreed to a one-year contract with the Rams.
Garoppolo signed a three-year, $72 million contract with the Raiders last offseason, but ended up being benched in place of rookie fourth-round pick Aidan O’Connell, who then had one year left on his contract.
After releasing Garoppolo, the Raiders signed fellow journeyman Gardner Minshew, who started for the Colts this season, to a multi-year contract.
Garoppolo recently violated the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy and will be suspended for two games through the start of the 2024 season, after which he is expected to be a backup to Rams starter Matthew Stafford. has been done.
Garoppolo, 32, was famously selected as a potential successor to Brady in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, but there is speculation that Brady may be nearing retirement or being forced out by the Patriots. There was also.
However, Garoppolo never got that opportunity and was traded to the 49ers before the 2017 season.
The Eastern Illinois graduate will be joining his third team for the first time in several seasons.
With the Raiders, the signal-caller started just six games after coming off the bench, leading the Raiders to a 3-3 record.
He had 1,205 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and nine interceptions in seven appearances during the season.
Garoppolo posted a career-low quarterback rating of 77.7 as a starter last season.
