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John Lynch Backs Healthy Jimmy Garoppolo as 49ers' Starting QB for 2021 Season

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch is preparing to enter the 2021 season with Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback, assuming the 29-year-old is healthy.

Speaking to Clark Judge and Ira Kaufman on The Eye Test for Two podcast, Lynch said he expects Garoppolo to lead the team into the season a year after an injury-plagued 2020 in which he played just six games with 1,096 passing yards, seven touchdowns, five interceptions and a 92.4 passer rating.

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