49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s status for NFC Championship Game revealed
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not start Sunday’s NFC Championship Game even if he’s able to return to action.
But there’s been some hope that the Super Bowl signal caller would be able to back up rookie Brock Purdy after suffering a foot injury back in Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins. That now doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
“X-ray tomorrow to see how things are going. I’d be very surprised if he was out there this week,” 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on Jimmy Garoppolo’s status, via Cam Inman of The Mercury News.
Initially, reports noted that Garoppolo suffered a Lisfranc injury to his foot that would require season-ending surgery. Then, back in December, indications came out that he didn’t suffer such a serious injury with a timetable to return of seven-to-eight weeks. We’re pretty much at that timeline right now. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
