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With 1:07 to play in Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback C.J. Beathard went down with an apparent left knee injury. While safety Eric Reid and linebacker Reuben Foster didn't like the
fan reaction, the cheering ushered in a new era of 49ers football. Enter backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
The quarterback proceeded to run three plays and score the first 49ers touchdown against the Seahawks this season. The final play of the sequence was a 10-yard strike to veteran receiver Louis Murphy,
a player the 49ers brought back a short three weeks ago.
Garoppolo spoke to reporters after the game and briefly
discussed the play – one that could go down in 49ers' lore.
How did it feel to get your first touchdown in a 49er uniform?
"It was cool. Like I said, tough situation being down at that point. We'll move on from here."
Can you take us through the touchdown pass?
"[49ers WR Louis Murphy] Murph made a great catch on it in the end zone. The offensive line gave me some time, I had to scramble a little bit, and it was a nice play by everybody."
As for Beathard? The embattled quarterback
says he'll be just fine.
How are you feeling?
"I'm feeling alright. Yeah, I'll be alright."
Topping off the emotion from such a crucial moment in the team's season, left tackle Joe Staley shared his
take on the fans' reaction to Beathard's injury:
"I don't think it was malicious by our fans and they were cheering his injury," Staley said. "I think they just got excited, but, at the same time, you can't do that. That kind of is a bad look."
The 49ers travel to Chicago next week to take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Garoppolo was born on November 2, 1991, in Franklin Park, IL and attended college at Eastern Illinois, after graduating from Rolling Meadows High School. The
Illinois native could make his first start as a 49er on Sunday, but head coach Kyle Shanahan has
left things open once again going into an important week of practice.
It's just three plays or however many. Does that factor into whether you're going to start him?
"No, those plays have nothing to do with anything. That's just running around and made a great play, but those have no bearing on it at all."
Will Jimmy take the majority of the snaps with the first team on Wednesday or have you not decided?
"I just said we're going to watch the tape, see how guys feel. We'll work with him Monday and Tuesday and then put a game plan together and see what we decide for Wednesday."
The quarterback situation will still be the top story moving forward, and we'll post updates as they come in.
Cam Inman of Bay Area News Group caught up with Brock Purdy over the weekend as the San Francisco 49ers quarterback hosted his inaugural youth football camp at Levi's Stadium. Today, Purdy and most of his teammates will report to the team for the start of the offseason program, which will be limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation over the next couple of weeks.
While this offseason holds significance for Purdy as he seeks to build upon an impressive 2023 campaign that saw him set a single-season franchise
We're just over 24 hours before round one of the NFL Draft begins. The San Francisco 49ers are scheduled to have their first pick in the opening round since 2021 when they drafted Trey Lance. That didn't turn out well, but there is optimism that the team will be able to make its roster better over the next few days.
GM John Lynch spoke on Monday and said there's a possibility the team could trade out of the first round. I doubt that would go over well with the fanbase, especially since they haven't had a first-rounder in the past two years. But if it's a good trade that lands the 49ers some quality picks, we could see that happen, especially if there aren't any players at pick 31 that the team is excited about.
We opened up the 49ers Webzone Mailbag to see what
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
