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The San Francisco 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo chose to go their separate ways during this NFL offseason after a couple of years in which the veteran quarterback knew he didn’t have a long-term future with the team.
It didn’t take Garoppolo long to find a new home in the NFL, as he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders once NFL free agency got underway to be Derek Carr’s successor in silver and black.
As for the 49ers, the team has chosen to go younger, with the team sold on Brock Purdy being the new face of the franchise over Trey Lance.
Although the 49ers traded up in the NFL Draft to get Lance and had high hopes for him, Purdy took advantage of his opportunity last season following a season-ending for Lance, making him the starter heading into the 2023 NFL season.
On Thursday, the Raiders and 49ers held a joint practice, with Garoppolo being able to have a bit of a reunion with his former team, and he was seen him chopping it up with Purdy, via the NFL on Twitter.
Jimmy G & Brock Purdy reunited
(via @49ers)pic.twitter.com/JovRtXOWsK
— NFL (@NFL) August 10, 2023
As Garoppolo starts fresh with the Raiders and hopes to carve out his own path in Las Vegas, Purdy will be under tremendous pressure to begin his first full season as the starting quarterback for the 49ers.
Although Purdy was undefeated after taking over for Garoppolo last season until he was injured in the NFC Championship Game, the second-year quarterback has to prove that his rookie season was no fluke and that he’s the right man for the job under center.
Kyle Shanahan and company have a lot of confidence in Purdy, but if he starts to struggle during this upcoming season, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that the team makes a switch back to Lance.
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