ESPN’s Yates believes 49ers have leverage in Jimmy G trade talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Jimmy Garoppolo, who expects to be heading to a new team in 2022, hoped to avoid any offseason surgeries.
Two weeks before he could officially be traded, Garoppolo decided to have a procedure on his right shoulder to repair a torn capsule.
ESPN NFL insider Field Yates said on 49ers Talk that he believes the timing of Garoppolo’s decision enables the 49ers to still get a nice return in a trade at or near the beginning of the new league year on March 16. Teams are allowed to make trade official beginning on that date.
“It keeps it on track because it’s not the kind of thing that needs to be addressed,” Yates said. “You’re having negotiations. You get down to the 5-yard line, ‘Hey, oh by the way, Jimmy’s thinking about getting shoulder surgery.’
“It’s done. It’s out in the open now. So if you’re communicating with — and we’ll just throw some teams out…