When the Las Vegas Raiders open their 2023 NFL season with their first pre-season game at Allegiant Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers on August 13, Raider Nation will be introduced to the team’s new starting quarterback. Meet Jimmy Garoppolo!
– Jimmy Garoppolo signed with the Silver and Black on March 17, 2023, with a three-year $72.75 million free agent contract with $34 million guaranteed. He comes to the Raiders following six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.
– He reunites with Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels, who was the offensive coordinator when Garoppolo played for the New England Patriots from 2014 to 2017.
– Garoppolo is the 49ers’ all-time franchise leader in career completion percentage (67.5 percent), average yards per pass attempt (8.3 yards/att.) and has the second-highest career passer rating (99.2) in club history.
– Last season, Garoppolo played in 11 games with 10 starts and completed 207-of-308 attempts for 2,437 yards with 16 touchdowns against four interceptions for a passer rating of 103.0. In 2019, he registered single-season career-highs in attempts (476), completions (329), yards (3,978) and touchdowns (27). His 3,978 passing yards rank fourth-most in a single season in franchise history.
– Garoppolo has a 40-17 record as a starting quarterback, along with a 4-2 postseason record in his nine NFL seasons. Despite his season ending in Week 13 due to injury, he went 7-3 as a starter in 2022, throwing for 2,437 yards and a 15:4 touchdown to interception ratio.
– He has been to four Super Bowls.
It’s no secret that Garoppolo has been plagued by injuries throughout his NFL career, but worry not Raider Nation, the Silver and Black have also brought in veteran backup quarterback Brian Hoyer, who also was coached by McDaniels at New England. The team also drafted Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, a player who has potential to be the team’s quarterback of the future.
For the 2023, the Raiders “also made sure there was receiving talent to work alongside Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow” – according to Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Season Preview: Depth Charts, Rosters, and Predictions – “signing the top free agent wide receiver in Jakobi Meyers and adding a bevy of depth receivers like Cam Sims and Phillip Dorsett.”
The Las Vegas Raiders will play their first regular-season game at the Denver Broncos on September 10, 2023. They will return home to Allegiant Stadium on September 24 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here’s the complete pre-season and regular-season Raiders’ schedule. Home game tickets are available through the Allegiant Stadium ticket office.
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