The 49ers brass did a good deal of posturing regarding their situation with Jimmy Garoppolo during the NFL owner’s meeting.
John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, and Jed York all struck a similar tone; they are OK having Garoppolo and his $26.95 million salary-cap hit on their roster, even if he’s backing up Trey Lance. That is unless another team gives them the compensation they are looking for.
“We were always going to hold true to what we thought his value was,” Lynch said. “Right now, we hold onto him. I think we’re fortunate we have three quarterbacks that we believe in, Trey, Jimmy, and Nate (Sudfeld).