Jimmy Garoppolo
James Richard Garoppolo (born November 2, 1991), nicknamed "Jimmy G", is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers, setting multiple school records for career passing yards and passing touchdowns and winning the Walter Payton Award as a senior. Garoppolo was selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, where he spent his first four seasons as Tom Brady's backup and was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 2, 1991 Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Rolling Meadows (Rolling Meadows, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Illinois (2010–2013) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Traded to the San Francisco 49ers near the end of the 2017 season, Garoppolo helped revitalize a 1–10 team by winning the five remaining games that year. His most successful season was in 2019 when he guided the 49ers to their conference's top seed and an appearance in Super Bowl LIV. Garoppolo also helped lead the team to an NFC Championship Game appearance in 2021. However, his San Francisco tenure was afflicted by injuries, which caused him to miss most of the 2018 and 2020 seasons. After suffering another season-ending injury in 2022, Garoppolo signed with the Las Vegas Raiders the following year, where he was benched and later released after one season with the team.