Las Vegas might also join the upcoming NFL Draft scramble for a quarterback, with up to six prospects possibly being picked in the first round. These include Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Michael Penix Jr and JJ McCarthy.
Garoppolo will be looking for his third team in three years as he heads into the 2024 season. He was let go by both the San Francisco 49ers and had hoped to find a hope with the Raiders after being replaced by O’Connell.
Finding a job as a starting quarterback may now be tough for ‘Jimmy G’, as most teams are set at the position or likely to look at the draft for their new star. One possibility could be a return to the New England Patriots, the team who originally drafted him.
Garoppolo was once seen as the successor to Tom Brady, but got tired of waiting for Brady to retire and was traded to the 49ers in 2017.
Schefter reports that the Raiders could look to trade up from the No. 13 overall pick the team currently holds in order to get a better prospect.
Once Garoppolo is released, Las Vegas will only have rookie Aidan O’Connell and veteran backup Brian Hoyer on their roster.
This will leave the 32-year-old Garoppolo looking for a third team in three seasons – having played with San Francisco in 2022 before joining Las Vegas in 2023.
Garoppolo spent four seasons as the backup to Tom Brady in New England and watched on as the Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LI.
He was then traded to the 49ers and led them to a championship game of their own – Super Bowl LIV, which they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the 2022 season, Garoppolo was initially benched before taking over from an injured Trey Lance.
Garoppolo started for San Francisco from Week 3 to Week 13, when he too went down with a foot injury.
In Las Vegas, Garoppolo was benched for O’Connell following a mediocre 3-5 start to the season.
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