#jimmy-garoppolo

#jimmy-garoppolo

A recent source told them the former Patriot is "[LaFleur's] guy". The connection between LaFleur and Jimmy G is obvious. The QB has spent the last two seasons as Matt Stafford's backup, and while Brissett is a viable bridge option, the opportunity to cash him in for a few Day 3 picks to improve their cache of draft picks ahead of a rebuild seems a reasonable course of action.

There's a chapter in New England Patriots franchise history that can only be coined "We all know Tom's age and contract situation." That famous Bill Belichick quote coincided with one of the most jarring Patriots draft picks of the Tom Brady era - Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of 2014. Belichick even doubled down two years later, spending a third-round pick on Jacoby Brissett.