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Yes, Jimmy Garoppolo is still playing football in the NFL. And in fact, he's still in the NFC West. He's now the Los Angeles Rams' backup quarterback to Matthew Stafford. There was some thought early in the year that he'd get to start Week 1 as Stafford battled a nagging back injury in the preseason.
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49ers head coach thought about passing on final drive of regulation, chose to run and drain Rams’ timeouts
The Rams had all three of their timeouts. An incompletion by the 49ers would have stopped the clock, allowing the Rams to take a timeout and pocket one for when they got the ball back. Instead, Shanahan elected to drain those timeouts.
To replace those departed contributors, the 49ers focused on the 2025 NFL draft and rebuilding their defense. It was a roster reimagining following a similar blueprint of the 2023 Los Angeles Rams and 2024 Buffalo Bills, both teams that Lynch says his staff spent time studying before the offseason began.
The New Orleans Saints have some serious question marks at quarterback. After Derek Carr's retirement and a lengthy quarterback battle, head coach Kellen Moore
Arizona’s 24-23 win on Oct. 6 of last season, a game in which the 49ers led 23-10, helped chart the path to a 6-11 season.
An NFL analyst released their 2026 NFL Mock Draft, with the Los Angeles Rams using their first pick on an offensive player.
On Thursday night, the former No. 1 pick continued his strong start for the 49ers, providing more confirmation of what has been seen in other NFL cities.
Kyren Williams fumbles away the ball late in regulation and kicking woes plague the Rams again in a stunning 23-20 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The 49ers aren't going to be given the chance of facing their former starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, when they visit the Rams in Week 5.