Jimmy Garoppolo
QB - Los Angeles Rams
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Rams QB Jimmy Garoppolo will not play in the preseason, per head coach Sean McVay.
Fantasy Impact
McVay is focused on getting Stetson Bennett a lot of work in the preseason. He did state that if Garoppolo wanted to play in the preseason, he would be open to it. The veteran will miss the first two weeks of the season after violating the NFL’s performance enhancing drug policy.
The Rams have signed QB Jimmy Garoppolo to a one-year deal.
Fantasy Impact
Garoppolo with join the Rams and serve as the backup QB to Matthew Stafford. The veteran will also have to serve a two-game suspension for a violation of the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy and will join the active roster in Week 3.
The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to cut QB Jimmy Garoppolo on Wednesday at the start of the new league year.
Fantasy Impact
According to Dianna Russini of The Athletic, a few teams are expected to be interested in the veteran QB. Garoppolo's release has been anticipated for months, and with the anticipated signing of Gardner Minshew II, he becomes even more expendable. Keep in mind that Garoppolo will also be suspended for the first two games of the 2024 season.
The Raiders are expected to release Jimmy Garoppolo before the fifth day of the new league year in mid-March, when he would earn an $11.25 million roster bonus.
Fantasy Impact
It was also reported on Friday that Garoppolo is being suspended two games for violating the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Substances Policy. He was benched for rookie Aidan O’Connell last year and will now look to land with a new team this offseason.
The Las Vegas Raiders and Jimmy Garoppolo could part ways via trade or cut before the start of the new league year.
Fantasy Impact
Garoppolo is owed a guaranteed $11.25 million in 2024 regardless, but he is owed an $11.25 million roster bonus on March 17, providing the Raiders a deadline to decide on the veteran QB's future. With a new regime in charge, the Raiders' front office has no ties to Garoppolo's deal, making him a likely candidate to be moved, whether Las Vegas rolls with Aidan O'Connell for another year or they chase a veteran or look to the NFL Draft.
