Cam Inman of Bay Area News Group asked Foster what his initial impressions of Garoppolo were upon meeting him for the first time.
"Jimmy, he looks like a nice, cool guy," Foster said with his traditional big smile. "He got a nice smile on him, like an innocent smile so, yeah, he's going to fit in perfectly."
Inman asked: "You know how that goes, huh?"
"Yeah, I know how that goes," Foster responded. "He's going to fit in perfectly. He's a winner. I can see it."
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