Jimmy Garoppolo remains undefeated in five starts since being traded to the 49ers, but it appears he made his first misstep during the offseason.
Bay Area sports fans have quickly embraced the quarterback, who on Thursday became the highest-paid player in the NFL ($137.5 million for five years). But it was his mouth that got him in some trouble with fans during a Friday news conference.
The faux pas? Referring to “San Francisco” as “San Fran.”
“We just got in yesterday, me and my family, so we got a nice little dinner up in San Fran,” the 26-year-old Illinois native said.