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BIZARRE: Source 49ers keeping jimmy garoppolo on restructured contract | Mind Blowing Facts

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There’s been a last-minute reprieve to Jimmy Garoppolo’s 49ers tenure.

A day before the 49ers reduce their roster to 53 players, Garoppolo agreed to a restructured contract that will keep him on the team as the backup to Trey Lance, a league source confirmed Monday.

Garoppolo was slated to make $24 million in base salary if on the season-opening roster, and, as part of his new deal, he’ll make $6.5 million guaranteed plus incentives that could earn him $16 million, ESPN and NFL Network reported.

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