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San Francisco adds depth to position after Jimmy Garoppolo’s trade to Raiders
Los san francisco 49ers agreed to a one-year contract with former Los Angeles quarterback Carolina Panthers, Sam Darnoldleaked a source to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
To reinforce the depth in the position of the 49ers after the departure of Jimmy Garoppolo a Las Vegas Raiders and with Brock Purdy as Trey Lance coming back from injuries
Sam DarnoldThe 25-year-old took a step last season toward rebuilding a career that had been on a downward spiral since he was selected with the third pick in the 2018 draft.
He was 4-2 in the last four games for the Panthers after being activated from injured reserve, he threw for seven touchdowns and three interceptions and rushed for two scores.
It was a stark contrast to the player who went 13-25 in three years with the Jets, throwing 45 touchdown passes and 39 interceptions after a stellar college career at USC.
He also showed improvement from his 2021 season with Carolina in which he went 4-7, throwing 13 interceptions and nine touchdown passes.
Los Panthers they acquired Sam Darnold in a trade with the Jets during the 2021 offseason, believing a change of scenery would help revive his career. He went 3-0 before losing eight of his last nine games, missing six starts with a shoulder injury.
Carolina exchanged for Baker Mayfieldthe first pick in the 2018 draft, to compete with Sam Darnold for the starting position last season. Darnold lost work in training camp, then sprained his ankle in the final preseason game. He began the season on injured reserve and didn’t get a chance to play until late after Mayfield was released after going 2-8 as a starter.
Sam Darnold he attributed his improvement last season in part to spending a lot of time on injured reserve with defensive players to get a different perspective.
ESPN’s David Newton contributed to this report.
