The 49ers’ nightmare scenario with Jimmy Garoppolo is playing out as the NFL’s offseason churns on. What looked once to be a potentially robust market for the veteran signal caller has dwindled with multiple trades and the likes of Mitchell Trubisky and Marcus Mariota snagging cheaper deals as unrestricted free agents. So what happens if San Francisco can’t deal their QB?
First off, it doesn’t mean they have to keep him. While a limited trade market certainly pushes the door to his return open wider than it would’ve been had multiple teams been bidding for his services, it’s still not a likely route for San Francisco. They’re looking to move on from the Garoppolo era. They’d prefer to trade him and get some sort of compensation, but it’s not a must.
