While at the annual league meeting on Monday in Palm Beach, Fla., 49ers general manager John Lynch firmly said that the team will not release quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. San Francisco has been openly looking to trade the signal-caller but hasn’t gotten a formal offer from a team yet, Lynch said, per ESPN‘s Nick Wagoner.
“I don’t foresee that,” Lynch said when asked if the team would release Garoppolo. “He’s too good a player. I think Jimmy will be playing for us or will be playing for someone else. He’s too good of a player not to be.”
Garoppolo underwent shoulder surgery earlier this month and won’t be able to throw until roughly July 4, according to an earlier report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lynch said that his shoulder surgery discouraged potential partners in a trade and squads have elected to fill their quarterback needs elsewhere.
