49ers: 5 players put on notice by San Francisco’s NFL Draft moves
These 49ers players will need to watch their back during training camp as they may potentially lose their jobs to some of this year’s draft rookies.
It’s no secret following the yearly NFL Draft, players will have to look over their shoulders and will undoubtedly be worried about losing their jobs.
This year is no different for a number of San Francisco 49ers players, who will without a doubt be put on notice following some of the team’s moves throughout the draft.
Sometimes a front office is just looking for fresh blood, so they draft a player at a position that isn’t necessarily of immediate need, and sometimes they draft players they feel will patch up massive holes within their roster.
Whatever the case may be, you can bet there will be a significant amount of newfound competition when a player feels like they can potentially lose their job. Throughout this article, we’ll take a look at five players we think are going to be looking over their shoulders for the entirety of the 2021 NFL season.
Let’s start with the most obvious one.
No. 5: 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo
I decided to go with the most obvious player in this list first: franchise signal-caller Jimmy Garoppolo, whose days in San Francisco are undoubtedly numbered, mostly due to the price head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch paid to move up to the third overall pick in the draft to select future franchise starter, Trey Lance.
Garoppolo obviously knew what to expect when the team made the move, but it’s now confirmed Jimmy G may very well be cut or traded by the team as early as this year, and he will have to do everything in his power to prove he can be of service to another team who will potentially be willing to take a shot at making him its starting quarterback.
There is a silver lining here for Garoppolo, as if he is able to get back to his 2019 form and is able to bring the Niners to the playoffs, he will be a hot commodity for teams looking to make a move at quarterback following the 2021 season. This year is basically a job interview for Garoppolo, so the pressure is on.
I’m rooting for him to show the NFL that he still has what it takes to be a starting-caliber quarterback.