As the 49ers arrived at Levi’s Stadium for pre-training-camp physicals, Joe Staley, Richard Sherman and Robbie Gould, three of the team’s most- experienced players, came to the media room to meet with reporters.
Then the franchise quarterback was ushered in.
Jimmy Garoppolo entered and ended up in news conference purgatory, standing between the bank of microphones at the podium and a backdrop with the 49ers logo on it. After a few hard-to-hear questions and answers, a TV cameraman stopped the proceedings.
“If you don’t mind, could you please step up to the podium,” he asked.
“Sorry,” Garoppolo said, taking a small step closer to the cameras.