Raiders' Jimmy Garoppolo doesn't mind proving haters wrong every year: 'Wouldn’t have it any other way'

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Jimmy Garoppolo is the Las Vegas Raiders' new $72.5 million man. The organization moved on from their longtime quarterback Derek Carr and is now handing the reins of the offense to the nine-year pro. 

When the Raiders picked up Garoppolo in free agency, experts and fans questioned the move. Some even chuckled at the price tag Las Vegas's front office was willing to bring him in on. 

Jimmy Garoppolo, #10 of the Las Vegas Raiders, looks on prior to the preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 19, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Despite nine seasons in the NFL, owning a 40-17 starting record and leading the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl during the 2019 season, Garoppolo still has his skeptics. Yet, it does not faze him for one main reason. 

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"Honestly, it’s kinda one of those things like if you don’t got anyone hating on you, you’re not doing anything," he told Fox News Digital while discussing his experience at Nellis Air Force Base with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds thanks to USAA and Team Whistle. 

He continued, "It's a blessing in disguise having those people hate on you, and it pushes you a little bit more. When no one’s talking about you, that’s when you should be worried. When things aren’t going great, and you start getting pushed to the wayside."

It is very hard to have success in the NFL, especially as a quarterback. The immense pressure of delivering success quickly, as all franchises and their fans want, can break the spirit of many who try their hand under center in the league. 

Jimmy Garoppolo, #10