Late in the first half of the 49ers' third preseason game Saturday, Jimmy Garoppolo knew Dante Pettis was covered by three Kansas City Chiefs defenders in the end zone.
But the 49ers quarterback took a chance anyway, and he told KNBR's "Tolbert, Krueger and Brooks" on Wednesday that it was by design.
"A big part of that is it still being preseason, or in practice, you try things like that," Garoppolo said when KNBR's Tom Tolbert asked about the throw. "You know, during a real game, you wouldn't make that throw or that decision, but there's a trust factor between quarterback and .