If Tim Kawakami, Editor-in-Chief of The Athletic’s Bay Area, and his predictions and inside knowledge of the San Francisco 49ers is to hold any weight, then it sounds like the trade market is starting to heat up for 49ers’ veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
With second-year quarterback Trey Lance, who was drafted No. 3 overall just one year ago, set to take over as the starting quarterback in San Francisco, Garoppolo is the odd man out, and from the sound of things he wants to get it over with quickly so he can get a jump on preparing for the starting job in a new location.