Jimmy Garoppolo surgery ruined 49ers trade and possibly season plans

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This one is starting to get weird.

We knew the San Francisco 49ers decided last year that Jimmy Garoppolo wasn’t their quarterback of the future because they traded away three first-round draft picks and a really nice section of the Golden Gate bridge to Miami so they could climb to the No. 3 overall slot in the draft.

And with that high slot, the team picked quarterback Trey Lance, and that selection made a statement.

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Trey Lance is the future.

Jimmy G, well, he’s really good looking and helped the 49ers get to the Super Bowl in 2020, but he’s often injured and so he can hang around a season and then it’s on to the new guy.

Garoppolo made the most of that difficult situation because, despite more injuries, he helped the 49ers reach the NFC title game. And everyone was thrilled because it meant the quarterback’s play had basically improved his trade market for the 2022 offseason.

Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the game against the Green Bay Packers in NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 22, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Garoppolo, seeing the writing on the way, said his farewells after the season and went off onto the next phase of his life.

And the 49ers, very appreciative of Garoppolo’s fine 2021 performance, started taking calls to trade him. Because, again, they have a plan and it is to hand the reins of the offense to Lance starting next season.

But a funny (terrible) thing happened as the trade was about to get worked out.

Garoppolo decided to have surgery on his right (throwing) shoulder in March. The