

That means Cleveland's playoff hopes could lie chiefly in the hands of new backup Jacoby Brissett, who's best suited coming off the bench. And now Mayfield is officially out of the picture. Watson, their prized acquisition of the offseason, is expected to be suspended for most, if not all, of the 2022 season for his alleged off-field transgressions. Jimmy G, on the other hand, might at least enjoy the homecoming, returning the area in which he was born, raised and played college ball. Adding Garoppolo, either via trade after a pay cut or following a release from San Francisco, would give Chicago more proven insurance. 2, meanwhile, is ex-Saints backup Trevor Siemian, who's struggled to stay healthy even off the bench, and is due just $1.6 million in 2022. The Bears say they're all in on 2021 first-rounder Justin Fields, but the new regime doesn't seem particularly interested in giving him a supporting cast with which to grow in 2022. Garoppolo's experience as the figurehead of a run-first offense could be attractive to Pete Carroll, and the QB would get the bonus of playing San Francisco two times, with a chance to prove the Niners should've kept him. If you're the Seahawks, and you just witnessed Garoppolo guide two teams to the NFC title game in three years, why not? There'd be little financial downside if they signed Garoppolo on the cheap and later had to go to Drew Lock or Geno Smith, inevitably resetting at QB in 2023, which is likely anyway.


But if San Francisco eventually cuts the veteran out of "respect" (i.e., his behind-the-scenes demands), Seattle might be waiting. The 49ers will not trade Garoppolo to a rival, even if Lance is their guy. The upside for Garoppolo doesn't extend much beyond returning to the familiar confines of New England, where he backed up Tom Brady from 2014-17, but from the Pats' perspective, he probably offers more insurance than Brian Hoyer, who can be retained on the practice squad, and rookie Bailey Zappe. But if Garoppolo is outright cut, it might behoove Bill Belichick, who's entering a big offensive transition without longtime coordinator Josh McDaniels, to call on his old prospect as a mentor for Jones.

And the Patriots certainly aren't paying Jimmy G a hefty sum to back up Jones this time around.
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There were conflicting reports about New England's interest in a Garoppolo reunion before spending a first-round pick on Mac Jones in 2021. Here are the most logical destinations for Garoppolo, with training camp just around the corner: 5. With Trey Lance quietly absorbing all QB1 reps as the anointed future face of the franchise, what happens next in San Francisco? Despite more than a year of on-again, off-again trade speculation, and months of publicly anticipating a change of scenery, Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the 49ers. That means almost every QB domino of the frenetic 2022 offseason has fallen. Baker Mayfield and the Browns finally parted ways on Wednesday, with Cleveland trading the quarterback to the Panthers.
