With organized team activities underway, the Las Vegas Raiders are missing one key player on the field: Jimmy Garappolo. The newly acquired quarterback underwent foot surgery in March after moving on from the San Francisco 49ers and signing with his new team, according to a report from The Athletic's Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur.
FILE - Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo takes questions during an NFL football news conference, Friday, March 17, 2023, in Henderson, Nev. The new Raiders quarterback is not taking part in organized team activities because of a lingering foot injury. Coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday, May 25, 2023, that Garoppolo could be held out until July when training camp begins.
The two-time Super Bowl champion fractured his foot in December during a victory over the Miami Dolphins. 49ers team doctors determined that Garoppolo wouldn't need surgery, just two months of recovery. Raiders doctors reportedly believed otherwise and recommended the procedure, which Garoppolo underwent after he was introduced as a Raider.
While there is no set recovery timeline, head coach Josh McDaniels didn't express concern about it. While the injury isn't a surprise, Garoppolo could be held out until July when training camp begins, Coach Josh McDaniels"We don't play a game for 100 days," McDaniels said."Everything that's happened since we signed Jimmy, we knew ahead of time. … Certainly had an awareness of all of it. Our preference is not to push it and rush anybody back at this point in time.
He didn't play another game after sustaining his current injury, as rookie Brock Purdy stepped up to lead San Francisco to a 5-0 record. After starting the NFC Championship Game, Purdy and backup Josh Johnson were both forced to leave the 31-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with injuries. Behind Garoppolo, the Raiders have Brian Hoyer as an option at backup and traded up to draft Aidan O’Connell in the fourth round of the NFL Draft last month. Ideally, O'Connell will have time to develop before taking the field. That will likely be the case if Garoppolo stays healthy.
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