Report: Cards interested in signing pending free agent Garoppolo
The Arizona Cardinals are interested in signing pending free-agent quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano.
New head coach Mike LaFleur is considered to have a very close relationship with Garoppolo, with a source telling Fowler, "that's his guy."
Garoppolo, 34, has spent the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, where LaFleur worked under Sean McVay as the team's offensive coordinator. He's only started one game for L.A., completing 27 of 41 passes for 334 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the 2024 regular-season finale.
The Las Vegas Raiders signed Garoppolo to a three-year, $67.5 million contract in March 2023, but the team benched him after six starts the following season and then released him the next offseason.
Garoppolo also started 55 games for the San Francisco 49ers from 2017-22, with the team posting a 38-17 record during that stretch. He led the 49ers to two NFC Championship Games and an appearance in Super Bowl LIV, which they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Meanwhile, Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who's under contract through the 2028 season, will likely be released barring a trade, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Since being drafted by Arizona in 2019, the 28-year-old has missed 27 regular-season games due to various injuries.
Jacoby Brissett is also under contract for next season at $4.8 million. He started 12 games in Murray's absence during the 2025 campaign, throwing for 3,336 yards with 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions. However, the Cardinals went 1-11 in those contests.