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Jimmy Garoppolo vs. 49ers reunion takes massive hit after latest Rams injury news

Raise your hand if you wanted to see now-Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo square off against his former employer, the San Francisco 49ers, when the two NFC West rivals take the field in Week 5 this upcoming season.

That's probably most of you, if not all of you.

The chances of this happening appeared real not long ago, seeing L.A.'s starting signal-caller, Matthew Stafford, has been absent from training camp practices while he rehabilitates a back injury, one that could utimately cut into the regular season.

If that ends up being the case, Jimmy G is back under center in a starter's capacity, and that opened up the door for a Garoppolo-versus-Niners showdown on Thursday Night Football at SoFI Stadium on Oct.