Clock Winding Down On 49ers Decision Over Jimmy Garoppolo's Immediate Future

CBS San Francisco

August 29, 2022

The clock continued to wind down Monday on decision day for the San Francisco 49ers and the future of former starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

On Tuesday, the team will have to cut down to its season-starting 53-man roster. While it's a major deadline, particularly among the talk sports pundits, San Francisco still has a little wiggle room. Garoppolo's fully-guaranteed $24.2 million salary isn't due until Sept. 10.

Garoppolo has spent training camp throwing on a side field without his teammates as he has not taken part in any meetings or practices this summer. San Francisco has turned the offense over to Trey Lance and still hopes to trade Garoppolo before the start of the season but there haven't been any teams willing to take on massive nonguaranteed salary for 2022.

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