Mike Florio thinks 49ers could move on from Jimmy Garoppolo after 2019

Josh Schrock

NBC Sports BayArea•July 5, 2019

Mike Florio thinks 49ers could move on from Jimmy Garoppolo after 2019 originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com

The 49ers haven't gotten to see a lot of Jimmy Garoppolo since he arrived in 2017, but they've loved the little they have witnessed. 

Garoppolo came to the 49ers in a midseason trade in 2017. He started the last five games of the 2017 campaign, winning all five and doing enough for San Francisco to reward him with a five-year, $137.5 million contract. Garoppolo only played in two-plus games in 2018, tearing his ACL during a Week 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Jimmy G is on track to be fully healthy to begin the 2019 season, but could this be his last campaign by The Bay?

Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio previously has suggested the 49ers could move on from Garoppolo -- perhaps for Kirk Cousins -- after the season if the 27-year-old doesn't perform well in his first full season as the 49ers' starter. He brought the theory back up during a "Pro Football Talk Live" segment Thursday, postulating that this season could be make or break time for Garoppolo.

"After this year, that's when it becomes much more easy for the 49ers to move on if they want to," Florio said. "A total cap charge of $4.2 million if they would decide to cut or trade him following the completion of the 2019 season. The way the 49ers structure their contracts, they build in until April 1 to make a decision before the injury guarantee becomes full guarantee.