Las Vegas Raiders Send QB Jimmy Garoppolo To AFC Rival In Shocking Blockbuster Trade Proposal

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 05: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the Las Vegas Raiders leaves the field after the Raiders defeated the New York Giants 30-6 at Allegiant Stadium on November 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The 2024 NFL free agent quarterback class is thin outside of Kirk Cousins, if the Minnesota Vikings star even hits the open market.

So most teams eyeing a new starting quarterback will have to focus on the 2024 NFL Draft (loaded with promising QB prospects) or the trade market. One strong trade candidate is Las Vegas Raiders signal-caller Jimmy Garoppolo, who just lost his starting job to rookie Aidan O’Connell.

In a widely panned move that quickly became disastrous, the Raiders signed Garoppolo to a three-year contract worth $72.75 million in free agency. Before getting benched in favor of O’Connell, Garoppolo had missed two games to injury.

It’s awfully evident that Garoppolo once again needs a change of scenery, and there’s one AFC club that especially makes sense for the 32-year-old.

That would be his former team in the New England Patriots, who drafted Garoppolo way-back-when in 2014 with the idea that he would succeed Tom Brady in Foxborough.

The Patriots (2-7) are in the midst of one of their worst seasons ever, and it’s hard to envision Bill Belichick wanting to give Mac Jones a fourth year behind center. The good news for the Patriots is that they’re in great position to find a new franchise QB next year.

#Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo is putting up similar, maybe worse statistics through 6 starts than Jamarcus Russell, who is considered one of the biggest busts in #NFL history.

Garoppolo is on a 3-year deal worth over $70 million with the team.

(📷: Pick.6/IG) pic.twitter.com/XaulMKX5Rn

— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) October 31, 2023

New England should finish with a top-five pick, giving them the chance to take USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye, Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. or Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy.

🚨REPORT: Former #Raiders GM Dave Ziegler tried to talk HC Josh McDaniels out of signing QB Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year, $72 million deal, per @SInow.

Ziegler thought it was a HORRIBLE decision to sign Jimmy😳

“Dave and Josh disagreed on a lot”

“Josh was in charge. Josh… pic.twitter.com/6lmZlEQyRv

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 7, 2023

What Belichick could do here is plan to draft a new QB in round one but still reacquire Garoppolo from the Raiders and use him as a mentor/bridge to the next signal-caller. Garoppolo has enough familiarity in New England’s offense and could work as a game manager on a team that relies on the ground game and a stingy defense to win.

The Raiders would probably be thrilled to get out of Garoppolo’s contract, so New England could offer a 2024 sixth-round pick for their old friend. It’d be a win-win for everybody, especially the veteran QB in need of a fresh start.

Las Vegas Raiders Send QB Jimmy Garoppolo To AFC Rival In Shocking Blockbuster Trade Proposal
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