Earlier this week, the San Francisco 49ers gave quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo permission to seek a trade. It’s been no secret that the team has been looking to move Garoppolo after trading up for QB Trey Lance in last year’s draft.
So which teams are interested in acquiring Garoppolo? With trade rumors swirling in all directions, Atlanta has been mentioned as a potential suitor for Jimmy G due to the quarterback’s ties to Falcons senior personnel executive Ryan Pace.
Ryan Pace, the Atlanta senior personnel executive who reportedly has the Falcons interested in trading for Garoppolo, played at JG's alma mater Eastern Illinois and overlapped with Tony Romo for one season there (1999).
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Here are five reasons the Falcons should avoid trading for Garoppolo.