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Biggest winners & losers from 49ers’ record deal with Jimmy Garoppolo

By Peter Panacy

SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levis Stadium on November 5, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levis Stadium on November 5, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 05: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium on November 5, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 05: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium on November 5, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a NFL record-setting deal, and Niner Noise explores the biggest winners and losers around the league from the lucrative contract.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo got paid.

Instead of worrying about implications following a possible franchise tag placement, the Niners elected to ink its rising-star signal-caller to a five-year, $137.5 million contract on Thursday.

News of the deal was first reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.

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Garoppolo now becomes the NFL’s highest-paid player, making an average yearly salary of $27.5 million.

That’s a lot. And with any lucrative deal, there are going to be winners and losers around the league.

First, the contract will assuredly drive the ever-increasing market on quarterbacks upward. In turn, this will make teams’ contract negotiations with upper-echelon QBs all the more difficult. The deal also has an impact on the NFL Draft, influencing how teams may go about upgrading the game’s most important position.

In this slideshow, we’ll break down the biggest winners and losers from San Francisco’s record-breaking deal.

Starting off with the obvious.