Another one of Jimmy Garoppolos former teammates is slamming the quarterback for how he handled injuries with the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n
Former Patriots star wide receiver Julian Edelman said on the latest episode of the I Am Athlete podcast this week that he and several teammates were mad at Garoppolo during the 2016 season specifically when Garoppolo, who was filling in for a suspended Tom Brady, was ruled out of their game against the Buffalo Bills in Week 4 of the season. Jacoby Brissett, who was dealing with an injury of his own, took Garoppolos place.<\/p>\n
\"I don't know, we're all football players here, Edelman said. But Jacoby [Brissett], he tore ligaments in his thumb in the win against [the Texans in Week 3]. So we go into Week 4, and I guess Jimmy was practicing and then decided not to play. Jacoby played with no ligaments in his thumb, which you can't do that as a quarterback. You can't grip [the football].<\/p>\n
\"A lot of guys got mad at it. I'm not going to lie, I got mad about it. I sacrificed my body all day long. All day long. I was taking shots for this, numbing up that, ribs, broken ribs, shoulders, Grade 3, hanging on by limbs just to play.<\/p>\n
That conversation started with Edelman reading comments that former Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett made last year.<\/p>\n
Bennett called Garoppolo a bitch who quit on his team right before the game.<\/p>\n
Thats why you cant win with a bitch as a quarterback, Bennett said at the time.<\/p>\n
Garoppolo was traded to the San Francisco 49ers after that season.<\/p>\n
Martellus Bennett also called Jimmy Garoppolo a derogatory word who quit on his team over the 2016 incident. (John Tlumacki\/The Boston Globe\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Though he was widely expected to be one of the top quarterbacks in the league upon his arrival in the Bay Area, Garoppolo dealt with several high-profile injuries. He tore his ACL in 2018, and missed the rest of that season. He sprained his ankle in 2020, and had that season cut short, too.<\/p>\n
Garoppolo has played just two full seasons, first in 2019 and again last year, though he split time with rookie Trey Lance.<\/p>\n
Garoppolo is widely expected to be traded away before the season starts, though hes currently recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. The 30-year-old has one year left on his five-year, $137.5 million deal.<\/p>\n
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While he was admittedly mad about the situation back in 2016, Edelman said he has a better understanding of Garoppolos motives now that some time has passed.<\/p>\n
You also gotta look, he just got paid, Edelman said. He got paid [nearly] $30 million [a season]. So maybe Im the dumb guy who cant make as much money sacrificing for that team. I guess I played for the memories, not the money.<\/p>\n
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