According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s name came up briefly when the Indianapolis Colts and the former 2019 NFC Champions engaged in trade negotiations for All-Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner—during the early 2020 offseason:
Indianapolis seems like the natural landing spot for Stafford. The question, then, becomes whether GM Chris Ballard and coach Frank Reich would see Stafford as a Band-Aid or more than that. The team went with a Band-Aid last year, in Rivers, after taking a shot with Jacoby Brissett in 2019 (and that was after Jimmy Garoppolo’s name briefly came up in the DeForest Buckner trade talks with San Francisco).