On Wednesday, five months after the 49ers made a what-the-heck trade inquiry for the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, the 49ers’ quarterback was asked whether he was given a heads-up about Kyle Shanahan’s call to his counterpart, Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur.
“I honestly didn’t get any inkling of it,” Garoppolo said. “That’s just how the offseason goes. Teams are always trying to look for something new — something better.”
Yes, Rodgers, the NFL MVP and future first-ballot Hall of Fame selection, is superior to Garoppolo, who isn’t guaranteed to remain the starter for the rest of 2021.