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49ers' Kyle Shanahan Talks Jimmy Garoppolo's 'Shocking' Contract Restructure

Even San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is surprised Jimmy Garoppolo is still with the team.

After the team and veteran quarterback agreed to a reworked one-year contract that is worth approximately $7 million but could reach $16 million with incentives, Shanahan opened up about the deal.

"We were always clear to Jimmy that salary cap-wise and a backup role and supporting Trey and that if that worked for him, that was a no-brainer for us," he said, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN. "We just didn't think the chances of that were gonna happen.