49ers HC Kyle Shanahan: Jimmy Garoppolo ‘will be in a good spot’
Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers are slated to open camp on Tuesday. They won’t have incumbent starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on hand in Santa Clara.
Garoppolo underwent offseason shoulder surgery and was just cleared to practice. At the same time, San Francisco gave the Super Bowl signal caller permission to seek a trade.
The obvious backdrop here is the presence of second-year quarterback Trey Lance as San Francisco’s likely Week 1 starter. It’s been a foregone conclusion that the 49ers would move off Garoppolo in favor of a youngster that they traded three first-round picks for in the 2021 NFL Draft.
In speaking with Tim Kawakami of The Athletic recently, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seemed to all but confirm that reality.
“Had an awesome run with Jimmy. But when you bring in the cap and things like that, there’s just so many tough decisions you have to make…Jimmy will be in a good spot, most likely somewhere else.”
