Greater than a month after injuring the UCL in his proper thumb, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is making ready for offseason surgical procedure.
Garoppolo initially injured his thumb within the 49ers’ Week 16 loss to the Tennessee Titans, however missed only one recreation earlier than returning to his beginning function for the rest of the season and the 49ers playoff run, which fell one recreation in need of the Tremendous Bowl. Based on NFL Community reporter Ian Rapoport, Garoppolo may have reconstructive surgical procedure to restore his UCL “as quickly as it may be scheduled.”
UCSF Director of Sports activities Medication Dr. Nirav Pandya tweeted Monday the standard restoration from UCL surgical procedure is “five-to-six weeks,” and performances statistics have proven gamers will not be negatively impacted post-surgery.
“The chances are Jimmy Garoppolo has performed his final down with the San Francisco 49ers and that is the best-case situation for everybody,” Rapoport mentioned in a TV report.
After dropping 20-17 to the Rams in Sunday’s NFC Championship Recreation at SoFi Stadium, it’s broadly anticipated the 49ers will transfer on from Garoppolo and set up Trey Lance as their beginning quarterback getting into the 2022 season. A number of gamers, together with Garoppolo, expressed uncertainty about his future with the franchise within the aftermath of the group’s season-ending defeat. Monday, a handful of 49ers supplied their appreciation for the chance to play alongside Garoppolo this 12 months.
“What a enjoyable journey, I (informed him) ‘I actually admire you and the entire work you’ve accomplished,'” middle Alex Mack mentioned Monday. “‘Nice to be your teammate and I simply admire you’ and that’s just about the place we’ve left it as a result of nobody actually is aware of what the long run holds.”
Rapoport added that some groups keen on buying Garoppolo might wait to see that the quarterback has absolutely recovered from surgical procedure earlier than pursuing a commerce.