Jimmy Garoppolo has been a polarizing presence on the 49ers for the last few years, but his top wide receiver wants all the quarterback's critics to remember his record as a starter.
"Check his win percentage ... Okay I'll wait. Pure Winner," Deebo Samuel tweeted before tagging Garoppolo on Thursday morning.
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SIGN UP HERE Over his 49ers career, Garoppolo has won much more than he has lost when healthy. Overall, Garoppolo is 31-14 for the 49ers as a regular-season starter. In the playoffs, Garoppolo now is 4-1 as a starter.
Garoppolo and the 49ers are one win away from the team's second Super Bowl appearance in three years. Samuel was a rookie for that first run to the Super Bowl in 2019, and has evolved into a top-five wide receiver as his third NFL season nears its conclusion.
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There was frustration from fans after Garoppolo and the 49ers came up short in that Super Bowl LIV against the Kansas City Chiefs, and the franchise clearly made a move for the veteran's successor in the 2021 NFL Draft with the selection of Trey Lance.
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Garoppolo is a solid starting quarterback in the NFL at the very least, and should have some suitors this offseason as a number of NFL teams re-examine their quarterback rooms going into 2022.
The 49ers appear set to move on from Garoppolo after the season, but a Super Bowl victory could make Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch less likely to let him walk away.