The Niners and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo agreed to a five year, $137.5 million deal with $90 million guaranteed in the first three years.
This will make him the highest paid player in NFL history.
This deal makes Garoppolo the league's highest paid player despite having only seven NFL starts. The signing comes as no surprise given his strong finish to the 2017 season. He took a 1-10 49ers team and led them to 5 victories in their final five games.
After the season John Lynch, the 49ers general manager, made it a top priority entering the offseason would be getting Garoppolo locked in for the long haul.
"We want Jimmy to be a Niner for a long, long time," Lynch said on Jan. 2. "That process is going to take place here. We're eager to get that done, to have the opportunity. ... You have our assurances, and the fans do, that we'd like nothing more than to make him a Niner for a long, long time."
"I like being here," Garoppolo said on Jan. 1. "We had a good thing going at the end of this year. You know, we'll see what happens."
| Jimmy Garoppolo Stats |
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| 7 TDS |
| 1,560 YDS |
| 96.2 RTG |
| 67.4 Pct |
| 8.8 Avg |
| 260.0 Yds/G |
| 5 INTS |