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49ers teammates, NFL players react to quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s record contract

Feb 8, 2018 at 11:59 AM--


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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has to be feeling pretty good right now. He's not the only one. Garoppolo's teammates are also excited for their franchise quarterback, who has agreed to an NFL-record five-year, $137.5 million deal with the 49ers.

While the 49ers finalize the contract details and await Garoppolo's signature, other players are reacting on social media to Thursday's breaking news. Below is what some of the quarterback's teammates had to say.

RELATED Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers agree to record 5-year deal worth $137.5 million

Leger Douzable




Pierre Garçon



Kyle Juszczyk‏



Mark Nzeocha



Jaquiski Tartt



Ronald Blair



Trent Taylor



Players around the NFL also reacted to the news of Garoppolo's new contract. Below are just a few of those reactions, which were gathered by Kirk Larrabee of 247 Sports.

Julian Edelman, New England Patriots



John Ross, Cincinnati Bengals



Zach Miller, Chicago Bears



Mike Wallace, Baltimore Ravens





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