The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a precarious position: still hoping to trade quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo but seemingly running out of trade partners.
A combination of Deshaun Watson no longer facing criminal charges and a looming deadline to get the Niners' salary under the cap has raised eyebrows about whether San Francisco overplayed its hand by holding onto the 30-year-old Garoppolo. Unless a trade option emerges very soon, the best remaining option might be for the 49ers to cut Garoppolo entirely.
First, the Watson situation. Last week, a prosecutor in Harris County, Texas, announced that the Houston Texans quarterback would not be criminally charged on nine criminal complaints against him, which included allegations of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.