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Jimmy Garoppolo Using Criticism of Workload as Motivation Ahead of 49ers-Chiefs

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Only two types of comments make their way to NFL players just before the Super Bowl: the ones the praise them, and the ones that make their bulletin board for motivation.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is now dealing with the latter of those.

After Garoppolo finished the NFC Championship Game with just eight passing attempts in the Niners' 37-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers, the 28-year-old is paying attention to all the pundits claiming he isn't as important to San Francisco's success as he's made out to be.