Niners lock Jimmy Garoppolo up with 5-year deal
For pretty much the entire day on Thursday, the NFL world was buzzing with reports that the San Francisco 49ers have signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a five-year extension that will make him the highest-paid player in the NFL.
âš¡ï¸ â€œThe #49ers sign @JimmyG_10 to a five-year contract extensionâ€https://t.co/AZDzdOF1d2
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) February 9, 2018
To the surprise of pretty much no one, the 49ers made that extension official Thursday evening.
While the team didn’t release the terms of the contract, it’s said to be worth $137.5 million over five seasons with $74 million in total guarantees. This means Garoppolo is the highest-paid player in the NFL in terms of average annual salary.
5 more years of this 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ky6oT8T17D
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) February 9, 2018
Obviously, this also means the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan and Kirk Cousins will find themselves with huge paydays at some point here soon.
In any event, the 49ers have now officially locked up their franchise quarterback for the next five years. The remainder of their offseason will be spent building up the talent level on their roster to compete with the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West next season.
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