After months of trade talk, Jimmy Garoppolo is returning to the 49ers as the team’s backup quarterback. In the end, the 49ers couldn’t find a suitable trade partner for Garoppolo, so the team restructured his contract to have him return in 2022. However, Trey Lance will still take over as the starter, despite Garoppolo starting for the past 4.5 seasons.
While Garoppolo will not start, that doesn’t seem to be bothering him too much. On Thursday, Garoppolo was asked whether being demoted to a backup would be a hit to his ego, and the 49ers quarterback brushed it off.