Jimmy Garoppolo's time as the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback appears to be nearing its end after the team selected North Dakota State signal-caller Trey Lance with the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
Despite that inevitability, Garoppolo is saying all the right things as he works with his likely successor.
“The situation is what it is, it’s not changing, so you just try to make the best of it,” Garoppolo said, per David Lombardi of The Athletic.
The 49ers moved from No. 12 to No. 3 to put themselves in position to pick Lance, who led NDSU to a Division I-FCS title in 2019.