The Patriots might have to cross another quarterback off their list of targets.
The 49ers still like Jimmy Garoppolo and barring a significant upgrade, he’s expected to be their starting quarterback next season, according to ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler.
“They believe they can win with [Garoppolo], but it would take a big swing, like a Deshaun Watson effect here, to make that change,” Fowler said on “SportsCenter” on Sunday. “And I’m told that the 49ers are one of the teams that Watson’s at least intrigued by. A source said, ‘Which quarterback wouldn’t want to be in that offense on that team with all those weapons and Kyle Shanahan?