The Raiders’ situation at quarterback definitely isn’t perfect. But it isn’t completely dire, either. Over the weekend, ProFootballTalk dug up the details of Jimmy Garoppolo’s contract with the Raiders and found an addendum that materially changed the terms of the agreement. Without going through (and boring you with) the specific language, the crux of the deal is that Garoppolo failed his physical because of the left foot injury he suffered in December, which more or less forced him into a waiver situation.
What does all this mean? I spent some time looking into that …
• The key line in the waiver sits at the end of the first bullet point of the addendum—if not for the waiver, “the Club would not enter into an NFL Player Contract with Player.” Basically, that’s saying that based on the risk the injury presented, and because it prevented Garoppolo from passing the physical, the waiver was necessary for the team to do the deal.
