Raiders sign QB Garoppolo

March 13, 2023

Raiders sign QB Garoppolo … There have bee announcements of free agent ‘agreements’ all across the league since the 48-hour window of opportunity for teams to talk with pending free agents without penalty earlier today. The one with the potential to impact the 2023 draft is Las Vegas’ signing of former San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo signed what is being reported as a 3-year, $68M deal with $34M guaranteed. In fact, that last number may be the key as it suggests that this need only be a one-year deal for the Raiders who have the 7th pick in the draft and haven’t ruled out taking a QB at that spot even with the signing of Jimmy G. The problem for the Raiders, though, is that it is starting to look like none of the top QB prospects this year will still be on the board when they pick at #7 meaning they may very well have to think about trading up if they want one of those top 4 QB candidates, although the acquisition of Garoppolo gives them some flexibility so they don’t necessarily have to force a move.