Jimmy Garoppolo was officially signed by the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday.
While some in the NFL world have already begun making predictions about his role in Josh McDaniels’ Raiders offense this fall, Garoppolo himself doesn’t appear ready to think that far ahead.
Speaking with ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez this week, the new Raiders signal caller made it evident that he’s coming into the 2023 season with no sense of entitlement.
“I’m coming with the mindset that I need to earn everything — I don’t want to be given any ‘You’re the franchise guy,’ or whatever,” Garoppolo said to Gutierrez, according to Pro Football Talk.
“Just because I’m the quarterback, I’m not the leader because of that. I want to be the leader because guys respect me and believe in me… I think it will happen naturally. I don’t want to force anything, be inauthentic. I just want to be myself and it’s done me well in the past.”
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— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 18, 2023
Before suffering a season-ending injury in a Week 13 clash with the Dolphins last year, Garoppolo was in the midst of another highly efficient campaign. In 10 starts this past season, the former 49er completed 67.2 percent of his passing attempts and tallied 16 touchdowns against just four interceptions.
Injuries, though, have been a cause of concern for Garoppolo in recent years. He missed 10 games in 2020 as a result of multiple ankle ailments and was forced out of the 49ers’ final five games this past season after breaking his foot.
Still, if healthy, Garoppolo has been one of the more consistent quarterbacks in football over the past few years. The Raiders will certainly hope he can provide some stability under center in 2023.
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Publish Date:2023-03-19 04:25:36
