This was going to be one of the problems the San Francisco 49ers faced when they traded for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo just prior to the 2017 NFL trade deadline.
What to do about a new contract?
Garoppolo is a pending free agent in 2018. And while the Niners have the fallback option of placing the franchise tag if a deal isn’t worked out, one can at least wonder why it’s taken so long to ink the promising QB to a long-term deal.
49ers general manager John Lynch explained to NFL Network’s Alex Flanagan, live at the 2018 Senior Bowl, the organization is “working hard towards” getting a deal done.