Jimmy Garoppolo: Albert Breer reveals interesting details of 49ers QB's new contract

NFL journalist Albert Breer has revealed some interesting details about the new contract surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. 

In what comes as a bit of a surprise in the narrative, after a summer of reports claiming that the San Francisco 49ers were trying to trade Jimmy Garoppolo as the team looks to move on to their quarterback of the future in Trey Lance, both sides agreed to a complete 180 and have agreed to a new contract for the 30-year-old.

The deal means that Garoppolo will stay as the team’s backup quarterback for the remainder of the season, and then be free to explore other options once the deal is over, allowing both parties to finally move on without each other after bridges have seemingly been burned by the way the team wanted to move on from him and move him out of town as soon as possible.

And taking to social media, insider Albert Breer detailed some of the more interesting details of the contract, allowing people to better understand why the deal was made and what it means for both sides. 

On Twitter, Breer broke down the details of the new agreement, noting that the deal will essentially be worked around bonuses for Garoppolo and that he will still have the opportunity to make a lot of money for himself whilst also providing some wiggle room when it comes to the salary cap for the 49ers:

Just to get you the exact numbers here… Jimmy Garoppolo's deal actually maxes out at $15.45 million. So he's got the $6.5 million fully guaranteed base, the $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses, and another $8.45 million (not $9 million) in play-time incentives. https://t.co/RnzfoDpKNr

Trey Lance's contract was for $34.1 million over four years—an average per year of $8.53 million. Garoppolo's