Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, formerly of the Las Vegas Raiders, reached an agreement to play with the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 NFL season.
Garoppolo has faced a two-game suspension since last February for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, which his new team must settle in the first two weeks of the 2024 campaign that will start next September.
The 32-year-old veteran, who was champion in Super Bowls XLIX and LI as Tom Brady’s backup for the New England Patriots, he was fired by the Raiders last week.
Born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Jimmy was signed to be Las Vegas’ leading quarterback in the 2023 season on a three-year, $72.75 million contract.
Unfortunately for Raiders, Garoppolo had regular numbers despite being under head coach Josh McDaniels, who was his offensive coordinator during his time with the Patriots.
The poor results he accumulated cost McDaniels his job, and he was fired on October 31; He was replaced by Antonio Pierce, who removed Garoppolo’s starting position and entrusted the offense to rookie Aidan O’Connell as the primary passer.
On the Rams, who are led by coach Sean McVay, Garoppolo will battle for the starting job with 36-year-old veteran Matthew Stafford. who in the last two years has been hampered by injuries.
Jimmy came to the NFL selected in the second round of the 2014 Draft by Bill Belichik’s New England Patriots.
In 2017 he moved to the San Francisco 49ers, a team he led to Super Bowl LIV, which they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the 2022 season, which started as a substitute for rookie Trey Lance, he lost the main position after breaking his ankle; At the end of the campaign he emigrated to the Raiders.
In Las Vegas he passed for 1,205 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. In 11 years in the NFL he has 15,494 yards, 94 touchdowns and 51 interceptions.
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