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The 49ers are poised to move on to Trey Lance as a starting quarterback and hope to facilitate a change for Jimmy Garoppolo.
To that end, they have given permission to Garoppolo’s agent to look for a business, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Garoppolo has a base salary of $ 24.2 million this season, but almost certainly a change would include an agreement between Garoppolo and his new team to reduce that number. That is why it is important to involve Garoppolo representatives.
Since Garoppolo is not expected to return from shoulder surgery until mid-August, there won’t be much time for Garoppolo to win a tenured job, no matter where he ends up.