ESPN’s Bill Barnwell wrote an article going through players around the league with the most to gain or lose for the remainder of the season. Barnwell notes that “in many cases, this is financial,” which is likely the reason he chose to discuss Jimmy Garoppolo as one of the 24 players and coaches with the most at stake.
We just discussed ESPN’s Dan Graziano saying Trey Lance will start at some point this season, but “it won’t be for a while.” So with that in mind, let’s operate under the impression that Jimmy will start for a few more games at the very least.