Former Patriot Jimmy Garoppolo has finally found his home in San Francisco after signing what is reportedly the largest deal by average-per-year salary in NFL history.
According to NFL.com, The 49ers agreed to a $137.5 million contract with Garappolo Thursday.
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The 49ers and QB Jimmy Garoppolo have agreed to a five-year, $137.5 million contract, source says. The biggest deal in NFL history on a average-per-year basis.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 8, 2018
@JimmyG_10 yo bubs, about the 20 dollars you owe me.... I mean .... congrats jimbo slice.
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) February 8, 2018
WATCH LIVESan Francisco 49ers to share details of Jimmy Garoppolo's $137M contract.
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That total is second only to Andrew Luck's $140 million contract with the Colts, according to Pro-Football-Reference.com. But Garoppolo's per-year average is reportedly the largest in NFL history, according to NFL.com.
Credit to both @rajmathai and @MikeGarafolo, who have reported 49ers have deal in place with QB Jimmy Garoppolo; seems like only a matter of time. High-ranking 49ers' official texted: "Still working on it. Not done yet."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 8, 2018
When 49ers' QB Jimmy Garoppolo's 5-year deal gets finalized shortly, it will include the largest three-year cash total for a new contract in NFL history, just shy of $90 million, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 8, 2018
Brady’s old backup hasn’t lost an NFL start and, in fact, went 5-0 with the 49ers after he was traded to the flagging west coast team this season.
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