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REPORT: Jimmy Garoppolo to Increase QB Heat for Trey Lance in San Francisco 49ers Roster After Recovering From Shoulder Injury

Published 06/27/2022, 1:40 AM EDT

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Jimmy Garoppolo, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, had shoulder surgery earlier in the offseason. It troubled him, and it affected his performance last season. However, he is recovering well and is on schedule to return to throwing the ball.

The San Francisco 49ers want to trade Jimmy G, but no team has approached them about trading for their quarterback so far.

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With Trey Lance expected to start the next season as the starting quarterback of the 49ers, an exit seemed likely for Jimmy Garoppolo. However, things can change if the former Patriots quarterback isn’t traded. If Trey Lance doesn’t perform well, he [Jimmy] might return to the starting quarterback position.

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According to a source, Jimmy G is on schedule to return to training, and once he is back, it can increase the trade interest among the teams. Some teams can get better by adding the 49ers’ QB, and maybe a trade will go through pretty soon.

Is it the right time for Trey Lance to take over from Jimmy Garoppolo?

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The San Francisco 49ers traded up in last year’s draft to get Trey Lance. They gave away multiple assets because they saw Lance as their franchise quarterback. Even though Jimmy Garoppolo took them to a Super Bowl in 2020, they think it’s the right time to replace him.

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Trey Lance sat out on the bench in his rookie year as Jimmy G continued to do his thing. The 49ers won two playoff games last year and lost a close one against the Rams in the NFC Championship Game. As a result, pressure will be on Trey Lance to take them to the Super Bowl and go further than what they did last season with Garoppolo as their QB.

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It is the right time for Lance to become the starting quarterback because the 49ers fans want to see him play. They know they gave away a lot to get him, and they want to see if he was worthy of it or not.

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Abhimanyu Chaudhary

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Abhimanyu Chaudhary is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He has been a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Liverpool FC. But when it comes to the NFL, you can always see him rooting for his favorite superstar Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Deepika Bhaduri