Jimmy Garoppolo played college football at Eastern Illinois, where he set school records for career passing yards and passing touchdowns, and won the Walter Payton Award as a senior.
34 Facts About Jimmy Garoppolo
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In 2023, Jimmy Garoppolo signed with the Raiders after Derek Carr was released.
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Jimmy Garoppolo is the third of four sons born to Denise and Tony Garoppolo Sr.
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Jimmy Garoppolo is from a "tight-knit, big Italian family"; his paternal grandparents, Anthony and Rose Garoppolo, were both Italian immigrants, while his maternal grandparents, Theodore J Malec and Harriet D Seidel, were of Polish and German descent, respectively.
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Jimmy Garoppolo attended Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows, where he was a quarterback and linebacker for the Mustangs football team.
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Jimmy Garoppolo played in 19 games at quarterback during his junior and senior seasons, and passed for 3,136 yards and 25 touchdowns.
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Jimmy Garoppolo played football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers from 2010 to 2013.
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Jimmy Garoppolo went on to start every remaining game during his time at Eastern Illinois, passing for 2,644 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2011,3,823 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2012, and 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns in 2013, breaking the school record for career pass completions previously held by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
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Jimmy Garoppolo was the first player from the Football Championship Subdivision drafted in 2014, and the highest-drafted quarterback the Patriots had selected since Drew Bledsoe was picked first overall in 1993.
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Jimmy Garoppolo led the Patriots on a scoring drive, which led to his first career passing touchdown on a 13-yard pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski on his first drive.
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Jimmy Garoppolo finished the game completing six of seven passes for 70 yards and one touchdown, with a passer rating of 147.9.
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Jimmy Garoppolo completed 19 of 27 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown with a 101.2 passer rating and had 10 rushing attempts for 9 yards.
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In 2015, Jimmy Garoppolo appeared in five games in relief roles.
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Jimmy Garoppolo completed one of four passes for six yards on the season for a 39.6 passer rating.
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Jimmy Garoppolo sprained his AC joint after a hit by Dolphins' linebacker Kiko Alonso that kept him out the next two games, giving the starting job to rookie Jacoby Brissett before Brady returned from his suspension in Week 5.
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Ultimately, no trade occurred and Jimmy Garoppolo remained with the Patriots going into the season.
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On November 28,2017, Jimmy Garoppolo was named the starter for the 49ers' Week 13 game against the Chicago Bears.
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Jimmy Garoppolo finished the 2017 season with 1,560 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, five interceptions, 11 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
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On February 8,2018, the 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo agreed to terms on a 5-year contract worth a maximum of $137.5 million.
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Jimmy Garoppolo returned from his injury in time for the 49ers' season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Jimmy Garoppolo finished the 2019 season with 3,978 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
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Jimmy Garoppolo was the runner-up for NFL Comeback Player of the Year, finishing one vote behind Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
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Jimmy Garoppolo's team was up by ten points with seven minutes remaining in the game but the Chiefs later scored 21 points in five minutes to win the game.
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Jimmy Garoppolo was ranked 43rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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The next week against the New York Jets, Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns before exiting the game following the first half with an ankle sprain and replaced by Nick Mullens.
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Jimmy Garoppolo missed the next two games against the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles before returning to the starting lineup in Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins.
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In Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks, Jimmy Garoppolo completed 11 of 16 passes for only 84 yards and an interception before injuring his ankle and leaving in the 4th quarter being replaced by Mullens.
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The next day, it was announced that Jimmy Garoppolo would be out indefinitely due to him re-aggravating his high ankle sprain.
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On November 5,2020, Jimmy Garoppolo was placed on injured reserve.
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Jimmy Garoppolo would start the 2021 season over the third overall pick Trey Lance.
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In Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks, Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 165 yards, a touchdown, and an interception before leaving in the second half due to a calf injury.
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In Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins, Jimmy Garoppolo injured his foot in the first quarter and was initially expected to undergo surgery, which would end his season.
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Ultimately, Jimmy Garoppolo did not return for the remainder of the season.
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On March 17,2023, Jimmy Garoppolo signed a three-year, $67.5 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.