49ers contact quarterback Todd Collins

Nick Mullens spent all of last season as Jimmy Garoppolo's backup. He started this season in that same role. When a high-ankle sprain sidelined Garoppolo in Week 2, Mullens replaced him and then started the next two games. However, a poor performance in that second start led to Mullens being benched late in the game and replaced by C.J. Beathard. Then there was a change to the quarterback depth chart. Beathard, not Mullens, entered this past weekend's game against the Miami Dolphins as Garoppolo's backup. He was needed, too, because Garoppolo was clearly still hindered by the injury and benched at halftime. Garoppolo's status for Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Rams is not yet known. Head coach Kyle Shanahan will use this week's practices to determine

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is coming off one of the worst games of his career. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff entered Sunday night's game with a career-high passer rating. The visiting 4-1 Rams were 2.5-point favorites at kickoff. San Francisco sits at the bottom of the NFC West with a 2-3 record. The home-team 49ers lead the Rams 21-6 at halftime. So, how do the two quarterbacks compare after two quarters of play? Most probably expected Goff to be putting on the better show against the underdog 49ers at this point. Below are the two signal-callers' stats so

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the future of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Will he be part of head coach Kyle Shanahan's plans moving forward? Some would say the quarterback has a lot to prove this season, and it's been an up and down start with an injury thrown in the mix. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that San Francisco will exit this season with a flexible mindset regarding the quarterback position (h/t to Marcus White of NBC Sports). "While the 49ers invested heavily in quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo just a few years ago,"