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NFL The salary bar keeps inching higher for NFL quarterbacks. It happened in June with Derek Carr. It happened in August with Matthew Stafford. And it happened again Thursday with Jimmy Garoppolo when he and the 49ers agreed to a five-year contract worth $137.5 million. It remains very good news for those who are next in line, a
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49ers agree to pay QB $137.5M over 5 years; market set for Cousins
Jimmy Garoppolo led the 49ers to five straight wins in five starts.
group that includes Kirk Cousins, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and, especially, Aaron Rodgers. Garoppolo’s new contract exceeds the five-year, $135 million
deal struck by Stafford with the Lions, previously the richest ever handed out to an NFL player in terms of total money. Stafford’s deal pushed the bar higher from Carr’s five-year, $125 million pact with the Raiders. Sa n F ra ncisco acquired Garoppolo, 26, by sending a second-round pick to New England in a trade-deadline deal Oct. 31. After a brief period in which he sat and learned the offense, Garoppolo took over a 1-10 team and led them to five straight wins to finish the season. MARK MASKE (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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Garoppolo deal a new high
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PHILADELPHIA | Quarterback Carson Wentz hoists the Lombardi Trophy as the Eagles celebrate at their Super Bowl parade Thursday. Wentz missed the playoffs with a torn ACL. Backup Nick Foles, second from left, won Super Bowl MVP but has been subject to trade rumors.
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