The San Francisco 49ers made it official over the weekend by trading quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys.
Lance was dealt after just two seasons with the team as he could never stay healthy. The 49ers got a fourth-round pick in return for him.
Jimmy Garoppolo, who used to be Lance’s teammate, obviously saw the news and was happy that Lance got a shot on another team.
“Weird situation. There’s been a lot of weird situations over there in San Francisco. But, I’m happy Trey got another shot,” Garoppolo said.
Jimmy Garoppolo joined @robinlundberg to share his thoughts on the 49ers trading Trey Lance to the Cowboys 👀 pic.twitter.com/FSpMbTYw3X
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 29, 2023
Garoppolo had to come in for Lance for a good chunk of the 2022 season after the latter broke his ankle in Week 2. He then started over Lance during the 2021 season even though the 49ers picked Lance with the third overall pick earlier that year.
NFL fans aren’t surprised in the slightest by what Garoppolo had to say.
Alex Smith, Trent Dilfer, David Carr, Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert and on and on. The 49ers’ QB situation has been messy since waaaayyy before Jimmy Garoppolo got there. https://t.co/a0d6lL68Pd
— Steve Berman (@BASportsGuy) August 29, 2023
“Been a lot of weird situations over there in San Francisco. I’ll just leave it at that.” – Jimmy Garoppolo discussing Trey Lance trade.
Garoppolo on calling the #49ers QB situation “messy”: “That’s a nice way to put it.” https://t.co/Xwc41WrQHi
— 49ers Webzone (@49erswebzone) August 29, 2023
“He’s not lying. 49ers deserve all the criticism in the world when it comes to how they mismanaged the QB situation,” another tweet read.
He’s not lying.
49ers deserve all the criticism in the world when it comes to how they mismanaged the QB situation. https://t.co/4RBzP49CIX
— PAY BOSA 💰 (@NinerDev) August 29, 2023
I Hate that Kyle made me agree with Jimmy G
. https://t.co/43jEOzEVHr— Ted H🎙TED TALKS BALL (@TedH6) August 29, 2023
Jimmy G is careful not to speak ill of his former team too directly here, but man I would love to hear his candid opinion on the last couple years in SF.
You can tell he’s got some opinions on it. https://t.co/djPbF2SxhM
— Shawn Foss (@Shawn_Foss) August 29, 2023
When people feel safe, the truth comes out. Again. https://t.co/R2YTEv2k4P
— Rob “Stats” Guerrera (@StatsOnFire) August 29, 2023
Luckily for Garoppolo, he doesn’t have to worry about the 49ers anymore since he’s now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.