<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-secret-hiding-behind-matthew-stafford-drama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo ‘secret’ hiding behind Matthew Stafford drama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Los-Angeles-Rams-quarterback-Jimmy-Garoppolo-11-and-quarterback-Matthew-Stafford-9-talk-during-training-camp-at-Loyola-Marymount-University.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo ‘secret’ hiding behind Matthew Stafford drama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T10:29:16-07:00">April 3rd, 10:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T10:29:16-07:00">April 3rd, 10:29am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams had an excellent 2024 season. Los Angeles went on a deep playoff run, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-most-to-blame-for-divisional-round-loss-to-eagles">coming painfully close to making an NFC Championship game appearance</a>. Now the Rams are reloaded and ready to make another playoff push during the 2025 season this fall.</p><p>The Rams were the talk of the NFL earlier in the offseason. Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/sources-rams-float-matthew-stafford-trade-offer-top-10-pick">briefly flirted with the idea of trading QB Matthew Stafford</a>. Eventually, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-matthew-stafford-end-trade-speculation-agree-restructured-contract">the two sides agreed on a new contract</a>.</p><p>Several NFL executives were <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6244284/2025/04/03/nfl-free-agency-2025-nfc-execs-best-worst/" rel="noopener">interested to see what happened behind the scenes</a> with Stafford’s situation.</p><p>“I would love to know how the conversation with Stafford went and whether he felt jilted or appreciated by it,” an exec said. “They were able to give him the opportunity to see if the grass was greener without ever losing him. They could stand on that, and that is a really powerful thing for a team, especially if they felt good about their offer.”</p><p>One NFL executive believes that the Rams are secretly okay having Jimmy Garoppolo as their starting quarterback.</p><p>“I think secretly they have faith in Jimmy Garoppolo,” a third exec said. “You don’t mess around with your starting quarterback unless you are confident in the other guy.”</p><p>The executive is right that NFL teams do not play fast and loose with quarterbacks, especially franchise guys like Stafford. That said, the Rams are at a bit of a crossroads as a franchise. It may have made sense to move Stafford if the Rams were okay pivoting to a new strategy for one season.</p><h2><b>Rams QB Matthew Stafford excited about Davante Adams addition</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Matthew-Stafford_6a322d.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rams QB Matthew Stafford seems to be happy he stayed in Los Angeles.</p><p>Not only did Stafford get a huge pay day, he also got a new wide receiver to throw to. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/grading-davante-adams-46-million-contract-rams">Los Angeles brought in Davante Adams in free agency</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-matthew-stafford-big-time-take-davante-adams-addition">Stafford has nothing but respect for Adams</a> as one of the NFL’s better wide receivers.</p><p>“I have a ton of respect for him, the way he goes about his business and the way he plays the game,” Stafford said. “He’s been a big-time in this league for a long time, so happy to have him. I know he’s going to be a big addition to our team.”</p><p>Adams effectively replaces Cooper Kupp in LA’s offense. He will line up next to Puka Nacua in the starting lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo ‘secret’ hiding behind Matthew Stafford drama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-eyebrow-raising-jimmy-garoppolo-admission');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Brock Purdy drops eyebrow-raising Jimmy Garoppolo admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Brock-Purdy-drops-eyebrow-raising-Jimmy-Garoppolo-admission-1.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers’ Brock Purdy drops eyebrow-raising Jimmy Garoppolo admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-28T15:15:17-07:00">March 28th, 3:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-28T15:42:03-07:00">March 28th, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As one of the few players given the dreaded “Mr. Irrelevant” tag to ever succeed in the NFL, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/49ers-news-brock-purdy-explains-how-mr-irrelevant-label-helps-him-play-more-freely">Brock Purdy’s story</a> has been told on a loop in his three years with the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>Yet, while his rise has been repeatedly documented, Purdy did not reveal how he felt about surpassing incumbent starter Jimmy Garoppolo and first-round pick Trey Lance on the depth chart until recently.</p><p>Typically known for his humble persona, Purdy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07hjgnzAFBg" rel="noopener">did not hold back</a> when recalling his thoughts on seizing the opportunity to make his unexpected rise. Knowing the road would be rough, Purdy recalled having confidence but not knowing when his chance would come until Garoppolo reclaimed the starting job after Lance fell injured.</p><p>“Going up against some dudes that I’ve watched growing up on the practice field and in preseason games sort of gave me some confidence,” Purdy said on the ‘Built 4 More’ podcast. “I was like, ‘Okay, I can do this thing.’</p><p>“I don’t know how it’s going to go down because there’s guys in front of me with Trey Lance and then later when Jimmy Garoppolo joined again. But once Jimmy became the starter, I was like, ‘I’m getting some playing time this year, man.'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Damn: Brock Purdy fired shots at Jimmy Garoppolo when asked when he thought he might become the 49ers starting QB:</p><p>"Once Jimmy Garoppolo became the starter (in 2022) | was like I might get some playing time this year. I just don't know when."</p><p>😳😳😳</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Built4MorePod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Built4MorePod</a>) <a href="https://t.co/28HR5Ht87U">pic.twitter.com/28HR5Ht87U</a></p><p>— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1905322179606315138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Purdy played nine games as a rookie in 2022 and got his first chance to shine when Garoppolo suffered an early foot injury against the Miami Dolphins in Week 13. He led the 49ers to a 6-0 finish to the season and carried the momentum into the playoffs.</p><p>San Francisco improbably made its way to the NFC Championship Game, where an elbow injury effectively took Purdy out and ended the team’s season. Still, his late-season run was enough to give him a leg up on Lance in the ensuing offseason and permanently secure the job.</p><h2><b>Brock Purdy, Jimmy Garoppolo’s contrasting career paths</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Brock-Purdy.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Three years after Purdy shook up the league as “Mr. Irrelevant,” he is now looking to become one of the highest-paid players in the NFL.</p><p>Ahead of the final year of his rookie contract, Purdy is still making less than $1 million annually and reportedly wants a substantial pay raise to $40 million per season. While he continues to negotiate with the 49ers, it does not change the fact that his career has fully taken off.</p><p>Garoppolo, meanwhile, has spiraled in the opposite direction. Since losing the 49ers’ starting quarterback job to Lance, and eventually Purdy, he has failed to live up to the player some initially projected him to be.</p><p>The Las Vegas Raiders gave Garoppolo one final chance as a starter in 2023 to disastrous results. Garoppolo quickly flamed out — throwing just seven touchdowns to nine interceptions in seven games — forcing the team to turn to sixth-round draft pick Aidan O’Connell.</p><p>The 2025 offseason says all there needs to be on where both quarterbacks are in their respective careers. As Purdy negotiates with the 49ers for a lucrative contract, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-return-davante-adams-signing-awkward">Garoppolo re-signed with the Los Angeles Rams</a> on a one-year, $4 million deal to back up star QB Matthew Stafford.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Brock Purdy drops eyebrow-raising Jimmy Garoppolo admission

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there was any tension between Jimmy Garoppolo and Davante Adams, it is gone. The newest member of the Los Angeles Rams has tons of support from their backup quarterback.</p><p>After Garoppolo spent a season with Adams in Las Vegas, it wasn’t a pretty sight. However, once <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/grading-davante-adams-46-million-contract-rams">Adams signed with the Rams</a>, it felt like a reconciliation.</p><p>When asked about the reunion, Garoppolo was <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jimmy-garoppolo-pumped-to-be-teammates-with-davante-adams-again" rel="noopener">excited about seeing his former receiver again</a>.</p><p>“Pumped, man,” Garoppolo said via Josh Alper of NBC Sports. “Haven’t seen him in a while. Talented receiver. It’ll be fun seeing him again, just getting back on the same page. I’ve seen what he can do before.”</p><p>Now, the former All-Pro receiver will play alongside Matthew Stafford. The latter is still one of the most consistent quarterbacks in the game. His connection with Cooper Kupp was undeniable.</p><p>It might be the same with Adams. He is another All-Pro and elite wide receiver who will play with the Super Bowl-winning quarterback.</p><p>Under Sean McVay’s offense, it could allow Adams to thrive. He was elite with Aaron Rodgers and Matt LaFleur’s offensive scheme. The same could happen under McVay and the Rams.</p><h2><b>Jimmy Garoppolo is stoked for Davante Adams to join Rams</b></h2><p>It’s not every day that a team can land an elite receiver on a $46 million contract. While his time with the New York Jets didn’t have a happy ending, that was a tumultuous season by itself.</p><p>The Jets had the second-worst AFC East record and missed the playoffs entirely. Despite <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AdamDa01.htm" rel="noopener">eclipsing 1,000 yards once again</a>, it was a shaky season for his standards.</p><p>Now, he’ll head back to the West Coast and be able to thrive in a fast-paced offensive scheme. Playing with Derek Carr on the Raiders was a huge advantage.</p><p>While the two had chemistry, he also worked with Garoppolo. He can tell Stafford about Adams’s tendencies when cutting on a route, certain angles he will take, and other features.</p><p>Even though some thought that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-return-davante-adams-signing-awkward">Adams signing would make the Rams awkward</a>, Garoppolo is a pro. He understands that the game is bigger than any friction they might have.</p><p>Once again, it was a frustrating time with the Raiders as well. That was the season that the team moved on from Carr. Now, there might be some more consistency in the City of Angels.</p><p>As the season approaches sooner than some might think, the chemistry between Adams and Stafford could put the league on notice. The NFC West is wide open, and the Rams could secure that title once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo reacts to Davante Adams signing after Raiders drama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-return-davante-adams-signing-awkward');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Jimmy Garoppolo’s return to Rams makes Davante Adams signing awkward');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rams-news-Why-Jimmy-Garoppolos-return-makes-Davante-Adams-signing-awkward-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Jimmy Garoppolo’s return to Rams makes Davante Adams signing awkward</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-10T12:43:28-07:00">March 10th, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-10T12:43:43-07:00">March 10th, 12:43pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams have made a flurry of moves early in the offseason. One of the biggest acquisitions so far was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-davante-adams-agent-truth-bomb-decision-sign-la">signing veteran wide receiver Davante Adams</a> to a two-year $44 million contract after informing Cooper Kupp they plan to trade him. L.A. made another move on Monday to maintain the backup quarterback position by re-signing Jimmy Garoppolo.</p><p>Garoppolo, who played one game for the Rams last season, <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1899140087360970920" rel="noopener">will remain in Los Angeles</a>, according to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. The contract is worth $11 million. That’s roughly an $8 million increase for the 33-year-old quarterback from the contract he signed last offseason.</p><p>“The Rams are bringing back QB Jimmy Garoppolo, per Mike Garafolo. He gets a one-year deal.”</p><p>Los Angeles has its quarterback situation set for now, with speculation that the team may still be interested in adding a young quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. However, with Garoppolo back with the Rams, things could be a little awkward for him and Adams.</p><p>The two played alongside one another for the Las Vegas Raiders. During that time, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-davante-adams-nsfw-rant-netflix-show">Davante Adams admitted that he “signed off”</a> on the Raiders’ benching of Garoppolo in favor of then-rookie Aidan O’Connell. The 32-year-old wideout also reportedly complained about Garoppolo’s accuracy and that he simply wanted the best option possible under center.</p><p>Adams explained in further detail his frustrations about Garoppolo on the Netflix series “Wide Receiver.” The quarterback problems in Las Vegas played a key role that led the veteran wide receiver to demand a trade and be sent to the New York Jets to reunite with Aaron Rodgers early in the 2024 season.</p><p>Skip ahead to the 2025 offseason, and Adams and Garoppolo are teammates once again. Only this time, the veteran quarterback is the backup. Adams will have Stafford throwing him the ball after the Rams restructured Stafford’s contract to keep him on the roster.</p><p>Cooler heads will likely prevail, as head coach Sean McVay has a firm grasp on his team. The Rams hope for Adams to fill in Kupp’s role smoothly. Adams finished the 2024 campaign with 85 receptions, 1,063 receiving yards, and eight touchdowns through 14 games played.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Jimmy Garoppolo’s return to Rams makes Davante Adams signing awkward

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/net-worth/jimmy-garoppolo-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jimmy-Garopplos-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-25T13:05:43-08:00">February 25th, 1:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-25T13:06:54-08:00">February 25th, 1:06pm</time><address><a>Nihad Zunic</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025 is $55 million. Garoppolo is a veteran quarterback that just finished his 11th season in the NFL and is currently a free agent.</p><p>After spending three years as the backup of Tom Brady, Garoppolo became the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, reaching the Super Bowl in the 2019 season. Recently, he’s been used as a veteran backup. Here is a look into Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025.</p><h2><b>What is Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025?: $55 million (estimate)<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jimmy-Garopplos-net-worth-in-2024-2.jpg"></figure><p>Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025 <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nfl/jimmy-garoppolo-net-worth/" rel="noopener">is $55 million</a>. This is according to numerous outlets, including Celebrity Net Worth.</p><p>Garoppolo was born in Arlington Heights, Ill., in 1991. He played high school football and baseball in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and almost became a professional baseball pitcher. Fortunately, he chose to pursue football at the next level after his successful stint as quarterback for his high school. He did not get much attention from elite colleges, so he attended Eastern Illinois.</p><p>Garoppolo spent four years at this relatively small college and played well there. He won numerous awards, especially during his last couple of seasons in college. He broke the record for career pass completions, previously held by Tony Romo.</p><h2>Jimmy Garoppolo is drafted by the Patriots</h2><p>Upon entering the 2014 NFL Draft, he was not rated as a star quarterback prospect. Thus, Garoppolo fell to the 62nd pick and went right into the hands of the New England Patriots.</p><p>The Patriots had Tom Brady but needed a backup and a potential replacement. In his first season, Jimmy G featured in six games. All six appearances were due to huge leads held by the Patriots, which made coach Bill Belichick rest Brady. Notably, Garoppolo linked with Rob Gronkowski for a touchdown on his first drive.</p><p>Garoppolo won a Super Bowl in his rookie season. The Patriots played the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl and won by four points. Garoppolo was, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/01/31/backup-quarterbacks-super-bowl-garropolo-jackson/22650541/">according to USA TODAY Sports</a>, credited with helping the defense prepare for Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.</p><p>Garoppolo’s next season was not as notable, but in his third season with the Patriots, he did get a limited opportunity. Due to Deflategate, the scandal in which Tom Brady was included, Garoppolo was made a starter for a few games.</p><p>He played well in the first two, but a shoulder injury at the end of the second game sidelined him for the next two games. As he came back, so did Brady, and that was, more or less, the end of his Patriots stint. He did win one more ring that season but did not play in the playoffs.</p><h2>Jimmy Garoppolo is traded to the 49ers</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: Patriots trade QB Jimmy Garoppolo to 49ers for a 2018 second-round draft pick<a href="https://t.co/LDh9b2DbhY">https://t.co/LDh9b2DbhY</a> <a href="https://t.co/vaSsCAdkcy">pic.twitter.com/vaSsCAdkcy</a></p><p>— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AroundTheNFL/status/925156636527755264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During the 2017 season, he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. His best success with the 49ers came during the 2019 run to the Super Bowl, where the squad ultimately fell to the Kansas City Chiefs. Garoppolo became a starter almost right away before he solidified his place in that 2019 season.</p><p>He signed a five-year extension with the 49ers in February 2019, worth around $137.5 million. Unfortunately for him, his 2020 season was cut short to just six games, and the 49ers drafted young quarterback Trey Lance in the 2021 NFL Draft to be the quarterback of the future.</p><h2>Jimmy Garoppolo signs with the Raiders</h2><p>On March 17, 2023, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-free-agency-news-jimmy-garoppolo-raiders-contract" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Raiders signed Garoppolo</a> to a three-year, $67.5 million contract. The signing reunited Garoppolo with head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/josh-mcdaniel-net-worth#:~:text=Josh%20McDaniels'%20net%20worth%20in%202023%20is%20%246%20million.,for%20the%20Las%20Vegas%20Raiders." rel="noopener">Josh McDaniels</a>, who coached him in New England.</p><p>After struggling six games with nine interceptions to just seven touchdown passes, Garoppolo injured his back in a win over the Patriots. However, when he was ready to return, interim head coach Antonio Pierce chose to keep young Aiden  O’Connell as the starter.</p><h2><b>Jimmy Garoppolo is suspended by the NFL</b></h2><p>In February 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jimmy-garoppolo-suspended-nfl-performance-enhancing-substances-policy">Garoppolo was suspended</a> by the NFL for the first two games of the 2024 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy. He allegedly used a prescribed medication without having a Therapeutic Use Exemption from the NFL.</p><p>Following the announcement of the suspension, the Raiders, who made Pierce their full-time head coach, released Garoppolo with two years left on his contract. In March 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-inks-1-year-contract-with-la">Garoppolo signed a one-year contract</a> with the Rams to be the backup QB for Matthew Stafford. He only played the final game of the season when the Rams rested their starters before the playoffs.</p><h2>Jimmy Garoppolo endorsements</h2><p>Garoppolo’s endorsements include Nike, Jordan Brand, Bose, New Era, and Men’s Wearhouse. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1yOWarj7Fw" rel="noopener">He also wore Levi’s jeans</a> in a GQ spot in 2019. Both his endorsements and lucrative contracts have contributed to a considerable net worth.</p><p>Were you at all stunned by Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Garoppolo’s net worth in 2025

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-nsfw-admission-signing-jimmy-garoppolo"> Jimmy Garoppolo decided to sign with the Los Angeles Rams</a> to backup Matthew Stafford instead of pursuing another season as a spot-up starter for a team needing a bridge quarterback like the Minnesota Vikings, the Las Vegas Raiders, or the team that drafted him, the New England Patriots, it turned heads around the NFL.</p><p>Why, fans wondered, did a player in his 30s want to effectively take a year off to work as a reserve when he could likely make more money and more of an impact on another team? Well, in the lead-up to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-start-over-matthew-stafford-seahawks">first start of the season</a>, Garoppolo broke down his 2024 experience, letting fans and reporters alike know that he was able to <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-wednesday-january-1-mcvay-garoppolo/">grow a ton</a> from his time working with Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay.</p><p>“Well, it was a new offense so that made it difficult in its own way. I still had to study maybe if not more than usual, just to… you’re trying to pick up… this is an offense that Matthew and Sean have done for a long time together so there are a lot of layers to it,” Garoppolo told reporters. “Even when I thought I knew it in training camp, the season comes, and now you’re game planning, there’s a whole new layer of offense that you learn. It’s been a constant process of just picking things up, little details and nuances here and there, but I feel like I’m in a decent spot. I just have to go apply it on Sunday now.”</p><p>Could it be Garoppolo, not Sam Darnold, having an incredible time in Minnesota had he jumped to the team? It’s impossible to say, but if he puts in the work in Week 18, maybe he’ll get that opportunity in 2025.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Garoppolo-playing-QB-for-the-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Sean McVay is proud of Jimmy Garoppolo’s time with the Rams</b></h2><p>Discussing his season working alongside Garoppolo in LA, McVay celebrated the long-time journeyman for putting in the work even if fans didn’t see it.</p><p>“I think what I’ve seen is just a guy that’s approached it like a pro and has been a great teammate. You can see just the respect, the reverence that he has for Matthew and really for each other that they have for one another. It’s a really cool quarterback room. [Quarterbacks Coach] Dave Ragone does such a great job. It’s been cool to watch both those guys pour into Stetson [Bennett] as he’s continuing to learn,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“Cooper [Kupp] and Puka [Nacua] end up in there a lot. I’ve just seen a guy that has been so consistent. He’s got a great way about himself. He has used all the practice reps he has accumulated to get better. I think he’s really been a big part of the growth that you’ve seen from our defense throughout the course of the year. It’s hard to be able to get some of the looks that he’s able to mimic and emulate when he’s simulating the opposing quarterback. He really challenges our guys on the back end. He has a good rapport with the guys that he’s playing with on the look team. I think those guys have gotten better as a result of his leadership.”</p><p>Will Garoppolo be able to put all of his hard work to good use in Week 18? Will he be able to prove that he deserves another starting spot? Could he establish himself as the heir apparent in LA, what with Stafford being near the end of his career? Or will the Rams simply play a meaningless game, and fans will move on to the playoffs? Fans will find out soon enough.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Garoppolo breaks down 2024 Rams season backing up Matthew Stafford

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-start-over-matthew-stafford-seahawks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo will start over Matthew Stafford vs. Seahawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jimmy-Garoppolo-will-start-over-Matthew-Stafford-vs.-Seahawks.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo will start over Matthew Stafford vs. Seahawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-01T12:53:06-08:00">January 1st, 12:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-01T12:53:06-08:00">January 1st, 12:53pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams have<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-team-does-playoff-flex-after-falcons-commanders-game"> clinched the NFC West title</a>. Even after a rough 1-4 start to the season, they battled back to earn ten wins and a playoff spot. Now, the Rams will roll out Jimmy Garoppolo instead of Matthew Stafford for their Week 18 game against the Seahawks. Head coach Sean McVay <a href="https://x.com/LATimesklein/status/1874547325651345838" rel="noopener">announced the move on Wednesday</a>, per Gary Klein of the LA Times.</p><p>“Jimmy Garoppolo will start at quarterback against Seahawks, McVay said,” Klein reported on social media.</p><p>This news came a day after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-plan-starters-week-18-nfc-west-clinched">McVay hinted at resting starters for Week 18</a>. They can slide to the four seed, but are in the playoffs regardless of the outcome.</p><p>This is the second consecutive year that Stafford has been given the last week off. Last season, Carson Wentz started for the Rams against the 49ers backup, winning their tenth game. Now, Garappolo will look to shine and land another backup job next season just like Wentz did. His impressive performance landed him the Chiefs backup job.</p><p>The Seahawks were eliminated when the Rams clinched the NFC West. It was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-commanders-huge-ot-victory-over-falcons-in-week-17">Commanders’ victory over the Falcons</a> that gave LA the Strength of Schedule tiebreaker and sealed the division. Washington also clinched their own spot over Seattle with that win, as they have 11 wins and Geno Smith’s team has only nine.</p><h2><b>Rams playoff outlook heading into Week 18</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jimmy-Garappolo-with-LA-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The only spot up for grabs in the NFC is the South division champion. The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are dueling for the final spot and the Rams are interested in who wins it. If Tampa wins, they clinch the South and move to 10-7. If Garoppolo falls to the Seahawks, LA would fall to the fourth seed. Every other possibility keeps them at number three.</p><p>The seeding of the NFC division champions is important because of the greatness of the NFC North. Whoever loses the Lions-Vikings duel on Sunday night will be the fifth seed, and the Rams will want to avoid them. So Sunday’s game is not entirely meaningless and the pressure is on Garoppolo to succeed.</p><p>A matchup with the Commanders would not be easy either. They are the sixth seed and will stay there with a win over the Cowboys. Jayden Daniels has been incredible as a rookie and East Coast teams usually have a lot of fans at SoFi Stadium. It was a great regular season for Matthew Stafford and the Rams but it must continue in January.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo will start over Matthew Stafford vs. Seahawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-evaluates-jimmy-garoppolos-future-ahead-2025-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean McVay evaluates Jimmy Garoppolo’s Rams future ahead of 2025 free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sean-McVay-weighs-in-on-Jimmy-Garoppolos-future-ahead-of-2025-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Sean McVay evaluates Jimmy Garoppolo’s Rams future ahead of 2025 free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T19:44:35-08:00">December 3rd, 7:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T19:44:35-08:00">December 3rd, 7:44pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-reveals-reason-he-signed-with-la-after-raiders-exit">Los Angeles Rams signed Jimmy Garoppolo to a $3.18 million contract</a> during the offseason, it led to more than a few confused reactions around Southern California.</p><p>Why, fans wondered, did the Rams sign a 33-year-old quarterback to back up their 36-year-old quarterback when there were more interesting under-30 players who could theoretically learn something from how Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay handle business in LA, from Gardner Minshew to Sam Darnold to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-rams-still-linked-zach-wilson-trade-jimmy-garoppolo-signing" rel="noopener">Zach Wilson via trade</a>? Did LA feel that comfortable about Stetson Bennett as a long-term developmntal prospect? Or was trading Stafford mid-season really on the table had the season fallen apart, which it basically did before the bye?</p><p>While it’s hard to really say, Garappolo is on the team now, and he’s seemingly done a good job in his role as QB2, even if he hasn’t actually done much in-game for the 6-6 Rams through 13 weeks of action.</p><p>Asked about Garoppolo’s present and potentially his future in LA on Monday, McVay noted that he’s enjoyed his time working with the veteran quarterback, and would enjoy more of it <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-monday-december-2-mcvay/" rel="noopener">if it makes sense for both parties</a>.</p><p>“I love Jimmy. I love being around him. I love what I’ve seen from him. You guys have heard me talk about the opportunities that he’s had in these practice settings to show his stuff. I’ve been a fan of Jimmy’s for a long time, whether it’s competing against him, watching him from afar, and then you get to know him a little bit better,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“As far as those types of things… like you said, we’re in the moment. I love working with Jimmy. I’m grateful to be here with him right now, and obviously, we love Matthew doing his thing and leading our team. I’m focused on this team and doing as good a job as I can one day at a time. Would you like to continue to work with him? Yeah, of course. I definitely would say that. I’m enjoying working with him right now, maximizing those opportunities, and then we’ll have a little bit of clarity as we get through this. We’re going to take it a day at a time, try to be the best we can for this week and our week of preparation for the Buffalo Bills.”</p><p>Would it make sense for Garoppolo to return to the Rams in 2025? If they like what he brings to the table, sure, why not? But if the New England draftee instead wants to test the open waters elsewhere, McVay gets that too, as he believes the Rams have set him up to succeed regardless of where he plays next.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Garoppolo-playing-QB-for-the-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Jimmy Garoppolo could join a long line of Rams QB success stories</b></h2><p>Discussing Garoppolo’s fit outside of LA should he leave in March, McVay noted that the Rams have done a good job in setting him up for success, as learning from Dave Ragone and Stafford can only lead to positive results.</p><p>“I think you can just maximize the ‘ops’ that you’re given to continue to sharpen your skills, to be able to look at what a great player like Matthew does. How does he go about the weekly rhythm and his preparation? Jimmy has played at a high level in this league for a long time. He has his rhythm and routine,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“I think [Quarterbacks Coach] Dave Ragone does a great job of being able to get both Jimmy and Stetson [Bennett] up to speed on what we’re trying to do because Matthew takes all those reps. I’ve been really impressed with just the consistency at which Jimmy comes into the building, the way that he interacts and acts, responds to his teammates in those types of interactions, the way he elevates people around him, and the way that he’s able to communicate with the coaches. He’s really been a joy to be around.”</p><p>Could Stafford be the next Baker Mayfield? Or the next Carson Wentz? While it’s hard to say either way, his status as a McVay endorsee will surely lead to some opportunity in the future, be that in LA or elsewhere.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean McVay evaluates Jimmy Garoppolo’s Rams future ahead of 2025 free agency

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His advanced knowledge of basketball, football, and Formula One started at an early age, allowing him to provide in-depth analysis.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Garoppolo has yet to see action this season, but he’s doing what he can to help the Los Angeles Rams out. In fact, it looks like the veteran QB is playing a part in the development of the team’s defense. This was discussed in detail by head coach Sean McVay, who opened up about Garoppolo’s <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-friday-november-22-mcvay/" rel="noopener">role with the scout team</a> on Friday.</p><p>“I just think it’s the ability for him (Garoppolo) to be able to activate the parts of the field and make quick decisions,” McVay said, per Rams Media Center. “He has such a command too. Sometimes you get some of these younger quarterbacks and they’re not quite as comfortable taking command of the huddle. Even if you just hear the way that he communicates with the guys around him, you can’t help but get better because our defense is seeing a look that’s very much reflective of high-level starting caliber quarterback play with the things that he can do.”</p><p>“He has a great way about himself. He has definitely made them better by the way that he handles himself on the field, the looks that he’s able to present them, in terms of just mimicking and imitating the opposing team’s quarterback, and then I think he’s also made the players that he’s around better (by) the way he communicates to them. I don’t think it’s by mistake that when you talk to teammates of his at other stops he’s been at, he’s very well regarded and they want to play hard for him,” McVay added.</p><h2><b>Sean McVay and the Rams face a tough test in Week 12</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sean-McVay-celebrates-an-interception-by-Jaylen-McCollough.jpg"><figcaption>© Alex Gallardo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For more context, scout teams are basically players from the practice squad who emulate the style of play of a team’s opponents. In this case, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-bold-predictions-for-week-12-sunday-night-football-vs-eagles">Rams are scheduled to play the Philadelphia Eagles</a> in Week 12, so Garoppolo and the offensive scout team have most likely been mimicking Philly’s run-heavy game. It may not be a picture-perfect simulation, but it allows the Rams defense to have an idea of what they’ll be up against on Sunday.</p><p>And for what it’s worth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-celebrates-ascending-rookie-defenders-ahead-week-12-snf">McVay and his squad</a> do need a good amount of preparation since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-reveals-challenge-slowing-down-tush-push">Eagles currently boast the league’s top rushing offense</a>. Nevertheless, the Rams have been a resurging team as of late. They’ve won four out of their last five games and now hold a .500 record. There’s still room for improvement defensively, but the Rams have shown flashes of upside, like how they limited the Miami Dolphins — the 11th-best team on the ground — to just 67 rushing yards on 3.0 yards per carry. The Eagles are a whole different beast, of course, but with how things have gone these past few weeks, the Rams will definitely compete.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean McVay revals how Jimmy Garoppolo helps Rams weekly

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-picks-qb2-amid-jimmy-garoppolo-suspension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Sean McVay picks QB2 amid Jimmy Garoppolo’s suspension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rams-news-Sean-McVay-picks-QB2-amid-Jimmy-Garoppolos-suspension.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Sean McVay picks QB2 amid Jimmy Garoppolo’s suspension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-25T08:47:27-07:00">August 25th, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-25T08:47:27-07:00">August 25th, 8:47am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/stetson-bennett-earns-positive-endorsement-ahead-of-rams-chargers-preseason-showdown">Stetson Bennett has been battling in the preseason</a> to be the backup quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams while Jimmy Garoppolo misses the first two weeks. Head coach Sean McVay wanted to see if Bennett was up for the challenge, and his play has helped his <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcvay-confirms-stetson-bennett-will-be-rams-qb2-during-jimmy-garoppolo-suspension" rel="noopener">case for being the QB2</a>. Bennett didn’t play in the Rams preseason finale against the Houston Texans, and McVay shared his thoughts on what he saw from the quarterback the past few weeks.</p><p>“He did a good job,” McVay said. “I think he got a body of work in terms of both of those games going from wire to wire. I think he’s done really well in some of the practice settings. And when you do look at it, you’re obviously very fortunate to have Jimmy that will be coming back on Week 3, but he’s done enough that we feel good about him for those first couple weeks.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-inks-1-year-contract-with-la">Garoppolo was signed to be the backup</a> to Stafford but will miss the first two weeks of the regular season due to a suspension under the PED policy. If something happens to Stafford in the first two weeks, Bennett will be ready when his number is called.</p><h2><b>Sean McVay believes in Stetson Bennett as the Rams’ QB2</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jimmy-Garoppolo.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Stetson Bennett didn’t have a great start to the preseason, throwing four interceptions against the Dallas Cowboys, but ultimately leading a game-winning drive with a touchdown. After that game, Sean McVay told the media he still <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcvay-needs-to-see-more-body-of-work-before-entrusting-no-2-job-to-stetson-bennett-in-weeks-1-and-2" rel="noopener">wanted to see more</a> from Bennett before naming him the QB2.</p><p>“I think we still have to be able to see some more body of work,” McVay said.  “What I did like was what I mentioned to you . . . to be able to stay together. That’s a tough deal when you have the ball [and] when you turn it over a handful of times. It was [a tough situation]. He kind of mentioned it in the postgame [interviews] to you guys where he thought he was seeing some things and then the mistakes ended up being pretty costly but he just kept playing. He kept fighting. The guys kept believing around him. I was really impressed with the resilience that he demonstrated.”</p><p>In the second preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Bennett had a much better showing, throwing for 213 yards with one touchdown and an interception.</p><p>It’s clear that Bennett has improved through the preseason, and he earned the right to be the backup quarterback while Jimmy Garoppolo is out.</p><p>The Rams are hoping that Matthew Stafford stays healthy, even with a few injuries that he’s been dealing with during training camp, but he should be ready when their season starts against the Detroit Lions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Sean McVay picks QB2 amid Jimmy Garoppolo’s suspension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-jimmy-garoppolo-shades-49ers-raiders-with-eye-opening-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo shades 49ers, Raiders with eye-opening admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rams-Jimmy-Garoppolo-shades-49ers-Raiders-with-eye-opening-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo shades 49ers, Raiders with eye-opening admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-13T20:47:18-07:00">August 13th, 8:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-13T20:47:18-07:00">August 13th, 8:47pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-24-million-jimmy-garoppolo-move-official">an interesting year</a> for Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, especially moving <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-sean-mcvay-nsfw-admission-signing-jimmy-garoppolo">from the Raiders to the Rams</a>. And Garoppolo recently tossed a little shade at the Raiders and 49ers with an eye-opening admission.</p><p>Garoppolo said playing with the Rams is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5691607/2024/08/12/jimmy-garoppolo-los-angeles-rams-quarterback-preseason/" rel="noopener">a refreshing change</a> from other teams, according to nytimes.com.</p><p>“This place allows you to be yourself, too, which is different than other places I’ve been,” Garoppolo said. “You’re getting pressed with a sense of urgency but in a good way. Obviously, everyone wants to win. Everyone wants to perform well. They do it in the right way here. They push you positively. There’s just a lot of good things going on, man. I’m enjoying every bit of it. Even the meetings are a good time. Everything is going good right now.”</p><h2><b>Rams QB Garoppolo in good situation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Los-Angeles-Rams-QB-Jimmy-Garoppolo.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>A 10-year veteran, Garoppolo has lived an up-and-down life in the NFL. From the highs of a 13-3 season in 2019 with the 49ers to the lows of injuries and being on his third team in three seasons, Garoppolo has seen a lot.</p><p>Now he’s in a backup role with a team primed to make a strong run at the playoffs with hopes of making noise if it gets there. And Garoppolo is the Rams’ insurance policy for Matthew Stafford.</p><p>Garoppolo said he’s learned a from the chaos he’s seen in his career. Among the things he’s seen include being drafted to possibly replace Tom Brady in 2014, a torn ACL in 2018, a Super Bowl appearance in 2019, and eventually leaving the 49ers after his injury opened the door for Brock Purdy to become a standout starter.</p><p>“That’s one thing I’ve taken from this,” he said. “The NFL is crazy, man. Everyone has got a story. Everyone is going whichever way trying to make it. But at the end of the day, it’s your story, and you’ve got to make the best of it. Good, bad, or indifferent, whatever happened in the past, it happened. … Now I’m here, and I’m just trying to make every day the best day.”</p><p>Last year, Garoppolo started six games with a record of 3-3 before getting benched after the Raiders’ coaching change to Antonio Pierce. His seven touchdown passes compared to nine interceptions marked the worst ratio of his career.</p><p>Garoppolo’s career record as a starting quaterback still shines. He’s 43-20, but only has three seasons with double-digit starting assignments. The only losing record in his career came in 2018, when he finished 1-2 because of the ACL injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Jimmy Garoppolo shades 49ers, Raiders with eye-opening admission

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When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Davante Adams doesn’t seem to be a happy camper in Las Vegas. After asking to be moved to the Las Vegas Raiders, the star wide receiver has been visibly frustrated. That was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-josh-jacobs-agrees-davante-adams-comments">apparent last season</a>, whether it was through his interviews or his actions on the field. Recently, though, a never-before-seen snippet from last season seemed to showcase just how frustrated Adams was last season.</p><p>The release of “Receivers” resulted in some pretty interesting moments that went viral on social media. One of the most viral moments was a clip of Davante Adams during one of the Raiders’ games last season. Adams <a href="https://x.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1811887471329968277" rel="noopener">expressed his frustration</a> after getting hit multiple times during their game. (video via Dov Kleiman)</p><p>“I gotta get the f**k outta here before I lose my f***ing life. Every game, I get f**ked up.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Raiders WR Davante Adams was scared for his safety because of how bad Jimmy Garoppolo was throwing 😳</p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/RaidersAQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RaidersAQ</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netflix</a>)<a href="https://t.co/3a7U3Jy4he">pic.twitter.com/3a7U3Jy4he</a> <a href="https://t.co/LTyALIs4w1">https://t.co/LTyALIs4w1</a></p><p>— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1811887471329968277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Last season, Garoppolo was the starting quarterback for the Raiders in the first half of the season. While Garoppolo is a passable quarterback, he tends to put his receivers in trouble with his passes. Dubbed “hospital balls”, Jimmy G often threw passes that immediately led to his receivers getting hit. Adams was expressing his frustration about routinely getting these types of passes.</p><p>Adjusting from an accurate quarterback like Aaron Rodgers to Garoppolo’s haphazard passes was something that Adams struggled to do. Adams still put up great numbers for the Raiders last season (1,100+ yards and eight touchdowns), but they were nowhere near the performance that he was giving in Green Bay, or even in his first year with Derek Carr.</p><h2><b>Adams’ tenuous relationship with Raiders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Raiders-Davante-Adams-1.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Davante Adams certainly didn’t envision playing in this scenario right now. While his main motivation for joining the Raiders was the paycheck, playing with old college teammate Derek Carr was a nice bonus. Adams was certainly looking forward to playing with Carr again, and they did put up solid numbers (albeit not translating to wins).</p><p>However, Josh McDaniels was seemingly never a fan of Carr. In his pursuit of improving the offense, the then-Raiders head coach shipped Carr off to the New Orleans Saints in a rather messy divorce. McDaniels then installed Garoppolo (a former player of his in New England) to run his offense. The results were less than ideal: Garoppolo struggled in his role and got injured multiple times.</p><p>The “Receivers” documentary also revealed that Adams approved of the idea of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-davante-adams-speaks-out-on-rookie-qb-starting-over-benched-jimmy-garoppolo">benching Garoppolo mid-season</a> for Aidan O’Connell. It seems like the Raiders wide receiver was also not happy with how his quarterback was playing. O’Connell was never a star, and he certainly had some low moments, but he was somewhat of an improvement over Garoppolo (especially after McDaniels was fired by the Raiders).</p><p>This upcoming season will likely entail some more frustration for Adams. In a rather perplexing move, the Raiders did not select a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft (though they did attempt to trade up). This year is shaping up to be a rebuilding year for Las Vegas. Can Adams stomach another season of potentially missing the playoffs?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders star Davante Adams’ NSFW Jimmy Garoppolo rant from Netflix show

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-news-24-million-jimmy-garoppolo-move-official');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ $24 million Jimmy Garoppolo move becomes official');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Raiders-news-Las-Vegas-24-million-Jimmy-Garoppolo-move-becomes-official.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ $24 million Jimmy Garoppolo move becomes official</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-02T12:22:28-07:00">June 2nd, 12:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-02T16:51:44-07:00">June 2nd, 4:51pm</time><address><a>Nayan Brahmbhatt</a>Nayan Brahmbhatt is a recent graduate from Queen's University's Smith School of Business living in Toronto, Ontario. He is passionate about and has been involved in sports since a young age, and continues to reminisce about the (brief) time Kawhi spent in Toronto. Although he can talk shop about the Raptors and Ravens all day, what's really always on his mind is having finished his undergrad without having won a single fantasy or intramural league.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders have made a significant financial move official as they enter June. Earlier this offseason, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-raiders-on-verge-of-final-jimmy-garoppolo-decision">Raiders decided to cut</a> quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, designating the cut to take effect post-June 1. This strategic decision, while requiring months of patience, has now paid off as the team will receive a substantial $24 million <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/las-vegas-raiders-cap-space-jimmy-garoppolo-books/fc1ec057879617dfdb478d27" rel="noopener">infusion of cap space</a>, per The Sporting News’ Mike Moraitis.</p><p>According to Spotrac, the post-June 1 designation allowed the Raiders to spread out Garoppolo’s dead-cap hit over multiple years, easing the financial burden. Specifically, the Raiders will carry a $4.26 million dead-cap hit in 2024 and a $12.8 million hit in 2025. This arrangement significantly alleviates their immediate financial load, giving them ample room to maneuver under the salary cap.</p><p>Garoppolo’s short tenure with the Raiders ended abruptly and somewhat unexpectedly. The quarterback’s suspension for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) last season voided an $11.25 million salary guarantee, turning out to be an unforeseen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-jimmy-garoppolos-suspension-surprisingly-impacts-las-vegas">financial boon for the Raiders</a>. This suspension acted as a late Christmas gift for the team, providing an unanticipated opportunity to restructure their finances.</p><p>With Garoppolo’s $24 million salary off the books, the Raiders find themselves in a strong financial position. Per Over the Cap, the Raiders now boast $34 million in effective cap space, ranking them sixth in the league in terms of available funds. This windfall provides Las Vegas with significant flexibility to address key roster needs and potentially make impactful signings or extensions.</p><p>The Raiders’ newfound cap space offers them a strategic advantage as they prepare for the upcoming season. Cornerback is one position that stands out as an area in need of reinforcement. The Raiders have struggled with consistency in their secondary, and adding a high-caliber cornerback could bolster their defense significantly.</p><p>Additionally, the Raiders might look to secure the futures of key players through contract extensions. Star edge rusher Maxx Crosby recently received a raise, reflecting the team’s commitment to retaining their top talent. Extensions for other pivotal players, while not immediately impacting this year’s cap space, could help ensure long-term stability and success.</p><p>General Manager Dave Ziegler and Head Coach Josh McDaniels now have the financial flexibility to shape the roster according to their vision. Whether it involves acquiring new talent, securing existing players, or a combination of both, the Raiders are in a prime position to make strategic moves that could enhance their competitiveness.</p><h2>Jimmy Garoppolo’s prospects with the Los Angeles Rams</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/garoppolo-on-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Following his release from the Raiders, Jimmy Garoppolo found a new home with the Los Angeles Rams. Garoppolo signed a one-year, $3.1 million contract with the LA franchise, where he will serve as the backup to veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. This move marks a new chapter in Garoppolo’s career, providing him with an opportunity to contribute to a team with playoff aspirations.</p><p>Garoppolo’s experience and skill set make him a valuable asset for the Rams. He has demonstrated the ability to perform at a high level, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance and multiple playoff runs. As a seasoned quarterback, Garoppolo offers the Rams a reliable option behind Stafford, who has had his share of injuries in recent years.</p><p>In Los Angeles, Garoppolo will reunite with Rams Head Coach Sean McVay, known for his innovative offensive schemes. McVay’s system could play to Garoppolo’s strengths, particularly his quick release and accuracy on short to intermediate throws. Learning under McVay and working alongside Stafford could also provide Garoppolo with a valuable opportunity to refine his game and prepare for potential future starting roles.</p><p>Garoppolo’s departure and the resulting financial flexibility significantly impact the Raiders and the broader NFL landscape. For the Raiders, shedding Garoppolo’s contract allows them to reallocate resources towards addressing pressing needs and strengthening their roster. The cap space provides a cushion that could prove crucial in a highly competitive AFC West, where they face formidable opponents like the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers.</p><p>The infusion of cap space also positions the Raiders as potential players in the free-agent market. With a robust financial foundation, they can pursue top-tier talent that might become available as teams finalize their rosters ahead of the season. This proactive approach could help the Raiders close the gap with division rivals and improve their chances of a successful campaign.</p><p>For Garoppolo, joining the Rams offers a fresh start and the potential to contribute to a team with high expectations. While Stafford remains the starter, Garoppolo’s presence provides valuable insurance and depth at the quarterback position. His familiarity with high-pressure situations and playoff experience could prove invaluable as the Rams aim to return to the postseason.</p><p>Garoppolo’s move to the Los Angeles Rams represents a new chapter in his career. As a backup to Matthew Stafford, he has the opportunity to contribute to a team with playoff aspirations and work under an innovative offensive mind in Sean McVay. For both the Raiders and Garoppolo, this offseason has been a period of significant change, setting the stage for an intriguing NFL season ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ $24 million Jimmy Garoppolo move becomes official

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-nsfw-admission-signing-jimmy-garoppolo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Sean McVay drops NSFW admission to signing Jimmy Garoppolo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sean-McVay-drops-NSFW-admission-to-signing-Jimmy-Garoppolo.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Sean McVay drops NSFW admission to signing Jimmy Garoppolo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-26T11:11:58-07:00">March 26th, 11:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-26T11:11:58-07:00">March 26th, 11:11am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>An experienced writer and journalist, Preston Byers currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-reveals-reason-he-signed-with-la-after-raiders-exit">Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is</a> officially a part <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-reveals-reason-he-signed-with-la-after-raiders-exit">of the Los Angeles Rams</a>, and one of the happiest people in all of this may be Rams head coach Sean McVay.</p><p>Garoppolo most notably played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Rams’ NFC West rival, for parts of six seasons. And having been on the opposite sideline during those games from Garoppolo, McVay <a href="https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/1772593851254894998">wasn’t having much</a> fun.</p><p>“He’s a guy who’s been kicking our ass for years,” McVay said, via the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sean McVay on signing Jimmy G: “He’s a guy who’s been kicking our ass for years.” <a href="https://t.co/yMQ2PhKLIO">pic.twitter.com/yMQ2PhKLIO</a></p><p>— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/1772593851254894998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In his career, Garoppolo has an 8-0 regular-season record against the Rams, making him one of the most successful quarterbacks in the league against McVay’s team. In those games, Garoppolo threw for 2,023 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. The Rams bested Garoppolo-led 49ers only once, defeating their division rival 20-17 in the 2021 playoffs en route to the Super Bowl.</p><p>Garoppolo, 32, is expected to be Matthew Stafford’s backup in Los Angeles. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-gets-painfully-honest-on-nfl-suspension">Garoppolo will be forced</a> to miss the first two games of the 2024 season due to suspension after he violated the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. The veteran QB said he “just messed up the TUE (therapeutic use exemption)” when he arrived in Las Vegas after signing with the Raiders in the 2023 offseason.</p><p>Since leading the 49ers to Super Bowl LIV, which San Francisco lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, Garoppolo has struggled to find the same consistency he once had. The season after the Super Bowl appearance, Garoppolo suffered from a recurring ankle sprain that kept him out of most of the season. In 2021, he played 15 regular-season games and led the Niners back to the NFC Championship, but for the first and only time of his career, Garoppolo lost to the Rams.</p><p>Trey Lance began the 2022 season as the 49ers’ starter over Garoppolo, but after Lance broke his ankle, ‘Jimmy G’ took over the starting spot once again until he suffered a season-ending foot injury and Brock Purdy rose up to become the Niners’ new franchise quarterback.</p><p>In the following offseason, Garoppolo signed a three-year, $72.8 million ($45 million guaranteed) contract with the Raiders. His stint in Vegas was poor and brief; after throwing the most interceptions in the league to that point and going 3-3 in his starts, Garoppolo was benched and replaced by rookie Aidan O’Connell. On March 13, four days shy of the one-year mark of signing Garoppolo, the Raiders released him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Coach McVay is the real deal. 🤝</p><p>🎙️ Jimmy Garoppolo is excited to get to work with our head coach. <a href="https://t.co/rorV5UQ8lH">pic.twitter.com/rorV5UQ8lH</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/1770208667595604254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Garoppolo now joins the Rams and McVay on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-contract-details-emerge">“complicated” one-year, $4.5 million deal.</a> He is currently joined in the quarterback room by Stafford, 2023 fourth-round pick Stetson Bennett, and practice squad player Dresser Winn. The 26-year-old Bennett is the true wild card in the Rams’ QB equation, having not played a snap during his rookie season after being placed on the reserve/non-football illness list for undisclosed reasons.</p><p>Bennett will participate in offseason workouts, though.</p><p>“I haven’t had a chance to talk to [Bennett] yet, but it sounds like he’s doing well,” McVay said, via LA Times’ Gary Klein. “Looking forward to getting him back and seeing how he’s feeling, and we’ll just take it a day at time with him.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">McVay on Stetson Bennett, who will participate in Rams offseason workouts: "I haven’t had a chance to talk to him yet but it sounds like he’s doing well….  Looking forward to getting him back and seeing how he’s feeling, and we’ll just take it a day at time with him."</p><p>— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) <a href="https://twitter.com/LATimesklein/status/1772615519360671780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With Garoppolo’s early-season absence, a strong offseason and preseason for Bennett could go a long way in any potential competition for the second-string quarterback spot on the Rams’ depth chart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Sean McVay drops NSFW admission to signing Jimmy Garoppolo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-contract-details-emerge');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Complicated’ Jimmy Garoppolo contract details with Rams emerge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rams-news-complicated-jimmy-garoppolo-contract-details-emerge.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Complicated’ Jimmy Garoppolo contract details with Rams emerge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-20T09:19:33-07:00">March 20th, 9:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-20T09:19:33-07:00">March 20th, 9:19am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams brought in former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as Matthew Stafford’s new backup. Now that the dust has settled, Garoppolo’s official contract <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jimmy-garoppolo-reveals-reason-he-signed-with-la-after-raiders-exit">structure with the Rams</a> has been revealed.</p><p>Garoppolo’s <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1770447570495549493">one-year deal comes with</a> a base value of $4.5 million. However, with incentives, it carries a max value of $12 million, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.</p><p>The quarterback <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jimmy-garoppolos-base-deal-is-only-4-5-million-for-one-year">was set to make</a> $11.25 million guaranteed and another $11.25 million in non-guaranteed money in 2024, via Pro Football Talk. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-jimmy-garoppolos-suspension-surprisingly-impacts-las-vegas">Garoppolo was suspended</a> two games to begin the season due to a PED violation. Because of that, the guaranteed money in his contract was wiped out.</p><p>For the QB to earn half of his 2024 salary, he will need to max out his incentives. Playing behind Stafford, that seems unlikely barring injury. However, playing Garoppolo a $4.5 million base salary shows how much the Rams value him as a backup.</p><h2><b>Jimmy G’s journey to the Rams</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jimmy_Garoppolo.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>After a six-year stint with the San Francisco 49ers, Garoppolo signed a three-year, $72.75 million contract with the Raiders. He was expected to fill the void left at quarterback by Derek Carr.</p><p>However, that plan quickly turned on its head as Garoppolo was benched for fourth-round rookie Aidan O’Connell midway through the season. Garoppolo went 3-3 as a starter, throwing for 1,205 yards, seven touchdowns and seven interceptions.</p><p>When it was announced that he had been suspended for two games, the Raiders quickly decided to release the veteran. It didn’t take long for him to latch on with the Rams.</p><p>Despite his struggles in Vegas, Garoppolo had been an impressive game manager for most of his time with the 49ers. He went 38-17 as a starter in San Francisco. Over his entire NFL career, Garoppolo has thrown for 15,494 yards, 94 touchdowns and 51 interceptions. He won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots earlier in his career.</p><p>Starting the 2024 campaign with a suspension will leave a mark on Jimmy Garoppolo’s resume. However, the Rams still believe he can be a confident backup. After those two games are over the veteran will slot into the QB2 role and be ready whenever his name is called. Millions of dollars are at stake if it is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
570.1	5.8	2.9	42

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
570.1	5.8	2.9	42

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