‘Would not be a shock’ if 49ers have been extra aggressive in transferring Jimmy Garoppolo, says Peter King

Shortly after the San Francisco 49ers decided to move from No. 12 to No. 3 in the NFL Draft, a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the team was still committed to Jimmy Garoppolo as the team’s starter. Obviously, everyone was still thinking the team would pick a quarterback, with former Alabama star Mac Jones being the most frequently mentioned name.

Although the 49ers said Garoppolo was still part of their future plans, there has been a lot of speculation that the team could potentially get him into a deal. Garoppolo’s former team, the New England Patriots, were quite successful.

That is still the case. In Peter King’s “Football Morning in America” ​​column on Monday, where he talks about possible surprises, he says he would not be surprised if the team made Garoppolo more available than before.

“I won’t be surprised if the Niners make Jimmy Garoppolo more available than before. In other words, instead of trying to make a first choice for him, you might consider taking a two for him, ”King wrote. “I wonder if the Patriots would hand out the 46th election on the draft or their second-round player in 2022 for their old friend.”

NFL Network’s Mike Giardi reported earlier this month that San Francisco said the 49ers are looking for a return to the first round for any team looking to acquire Garoppolo. Mike Florio from ProFootballTalk came in and said this was probably too much.

“That is obviously too much,” wrote Florio. “If it becomes known that they want a top-notch, it likely means they will need less about the negotiation process.

“The separate challenge arises from Garoppolo’s compensation,” wrote Florio. “He’s going to make $ 25 million in 2021. Would anyone really pay him that much this year because he missed 23 games in three seasons?”

At the same time, Florio noticed that the 49ers have an incentive to move Garoppolo.

Whatever the case, it’s hard to imagine the 49ers holding Garoppolo at $ 25 million for 2021 unless the guy they pick in 3rd place is utterly incapable and incapable of being right on the gates of the starting job to ascend. ” Said Garoppolo. “However, if they can get substantial compensation for the balance of his contract before the warehouse opens, that is a risk they would likely take.”

Less than a week after the deal, General Manager John Lynch spoke about Garoppolo’s future in San Francisco.

“We went into the possession and said, ‘Hey, things are looking good. We want to take this step, but we don’t want to say goodbye to Jimmy either. I think Jimmy we’ve shown we can do it.” a super bowl with him. We can play at a high level and we don’t think those two things should be mutually exclusive, “he said. “The opportunity to act and possibly find a man who can be a big part of our future and to keep Jimmy, who we are very keen on and for whom some positive things happen this off-season, is kind of a plan, too that we came to.

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“We’re very excited. It was a stated goal that we need to strengthen the quarterback position this year and I think we gave ourselves the opportunity to make that happen.”

Kevin Flaherty of 247Sports contributed to this story.