Jimmy Garoppolo’s start on the Las Vegas Raiders begins on the bench.
After signing with the Raiders in March, the veteran quarterback underwent surgery on the foot he injured last season. Atlético reported on Thursday. Las Vegas is reportedly confident that Garoppolo will be ready to play at the start of the regular season, but head coach Josh McDaniels told reporters Thursday that the quarterback “could be” out until at least the start of the season. training ground.
Garoppolo suffered a left foot injury last December while playing for the San Francisco 49ers. Originally it was feared that he would have a Lisfranc fracture that would require surgery, but that was not the case and Garoppolo remained hopeful that he would return to the team if he made it to the Super Bowl.
Instead, the 49ers’ season ended in the NFC Championship Game when they lost their remaining healthy quarterbacks. But the surprising promotion of rookie Brock Purdy, who had replaced Garoppolo in December, allowed San Francisco to let the veteran into free agency. Las Vegas signed Garoppolo to a three-year, $72.75 million contract with $45 million guaranteed just hours after he opened free agency in March.
But when Garoppolo arrived at the team facility to sign his contract, his introductory news conference was postponed by a day. Garoppolo did not explain the postponement a day later, but The Athletic reported that team doctors determined Garoppolo needed surgery on his injured foot.
As a result of the surgery, Garoppolo will not participate in team activities hosted by the Raiders this week. However, McDaniels doesn’t seem overly concerned about the situation.
“We haven’t played a game for 100 days,” McDaniels told reporters. “Everything that’s happened since we signed Jimmy, we knew ahead of time… We certainly had knowledge of everything. Our preference is not to push and rush anyone at this point.”
The Raiders signed Garoppolo after releasing starting quarterback Derek Carr. Las Vegas got Garoppolo at a cheaper price than Carr would have cost this season. The nine-year-old Raider was released just before his $40.4 million salary had been fully guaranteed.
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During his six seasons with the 49ers, Garoppolo led them to the Super Bowl in 2019 and passed for 2,437 yards, 16 touchdowns and four interceptions with a 103 passer rating in 10 games last season.
But Garoppolo has dealt with his fair share of injuries. During his tenure with the 49ers, the 31-year-old quarterback tore his ACL and suffered a severe ankle sprain, in addition to last season’s foot injury. Overall, he missed 32 regular-season and postseason games due to injury.
In addition to adding Garoppolo this offseason, the Raiders also signed veteran backup QB Brian Hoyer and drafted Aidan O’Connell from Purdue to revamp their quarterback room.
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