San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo did not get much of an opportunity to show the team whether or not he is truly the franchise's quarterback of the future this past season, as he tore his ACL three games into the 2018 campaign.
However, Garoppolo is making remarkable progress in his recovery from the injury, and 49ers general manager John Lynch is thrilled with how quickly his signal-caller is improving.
“We’re just thrilled,” Lynch told Pro Football Talk Live, per Michael David Smith. “Jimmy’s rehab is going extremely well. He’s attacking it with great vigor. We’re excited to get him back on the field, and about the depth of our quarterback position in general. Some other guys got some opportunities and made the most of them.”
In the three games in which Garoppolo did play this past year, he threw for 718 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions while completing 59.6 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 90.
San Francisco originally acquired Garoppolo from the New England Patriots midway through the 2017 campaign, trading a second-round pick in exchange for the quarterback.
The 27-year-old was very impressive in five starts for the Niners that season, throwing for 1,560 yards, seven touchdowns, and five picks while completing 67.4 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 96.2.
As a result, the 49ers ended up signing Garoppolo to a massive five-year, $137.5 million contract extension in February 2018.
Garoppolo, who played his collegiate football at Eastern Illinois, was originally selected by the Patriots in the second round (62nd pick overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft, but, with Tom Brady ahead of him, he obviously did not get a chance to truly show his skills.
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