BREAKING NEWS: Jimmy Garoppolo Signs a 3-Year Deal With the Las Vegas Raiders

>>> YOU ARE WATCHING FREE AGENCY FRENZY HERE ON NFL NETWORK . IT IS OVER IN TWO WEEKS. THEY ARE TALKING TO POTENTIALLY EXTEND THAT. THERE IS A NEW SHOW COMING TO VEGAS, MIKE GARAFOLO . >> IT IS JIMMY GAROPPOLO HEADING TO THE RAIDERS. RUMOR HAS IT — SOURCES HAVE IT THAT THE DEAL IS BEING CLOSED IN UPON RIGHT NOW. JIMMY GAROPPOLO HEADING TO THE RAIDERS IN A REUNION WITH JOSH McDANIELS. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW GAROPPOLO HAS A NETWORK OF PEOPLE AROUND THE LEAGUE AND PEOPLE WITH THE JETS. HE’S GOT PEOPLE IN TENNESSEE, PEOPLE IN HOUSTON,

PEOPLE WITH THE VEGAS RAIDERS TAKING THE UPCOMING DRAFT. WE HEARD DANIEL JEREMIAH TALKING ABOUT THAT EARLIER . IF YOU ARE IN HOUSTON, YOU’RE PLAYING THAT GUY FROM WEEK ONE. IF THE RAIDERS WIND UP TAKING A QUARTERBACK, THAT GUY WILL TAKE OVER. JIMMY GAROPPOLO THING I HAVE A CHANCE TO THROW THE FOOTBALL TO DAVANTE ADAMS AND I HAVE A GOOD ROSTER AROUND ME. I’VE HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATRIOTS AND YES, I WILL TAKE THAT. I FIGURE GAROPPOLO WILL COME OFF THE BOARD PRETTY QUICKLY. GAROPPOLO IDENTIFYING THE RAIDERS AS HIS NEXT TEAM AFTER SIX

YEARS IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> THIS ONE WAS A NO-BRAINER IN MY MIND. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY ON FREE AGENCY FRENZY. SOMETIMES THE RIGHT

FIT IS THE MOST OBVIOUS ONE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS THE FAMILIARITY WITH JOSH McDANIELS. HE HAS 38-17 AS A STARTER. HE HAS FILLED IN FOR TOM BRADY. HE HAS HAD SUCCESS ELSEWHERE TOO. COULD HE STAY ON THE FIELD? YOU KNOW, THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. JIMMY GAROPPOLO IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB. THIS IS SOMETHING WE REFERENCED YESTERDAY. HE IS A REALLY WELL-LIKED TEAMMATE. HE HAS MADE IT WORK

UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES UP IN NEW ENGLAND AND IN SAN FRANCISCO. IF THEY BRING IN A YOUNGER QUARTERBACK AT SOME POINT, HE HAS THE TYPE OF PERSONALITY THAT WILL MAKE THAT WORK TOO. HE WILL NOT BE PUT OFF BY HAVING SOMEONE BEHIND HIM LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER. I THINK THIS WAS THE ONLY SPOT FOR HIM AND I WOULD JUST ADD AS WE WAIT FOR AARON RODGERS, I REALLY, REALLY HOPE THE JETS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. >> AS YOU SAY, JUDY, JIMMY GAROPPOLO IS OFF THE BOARD HERE HEADING TO THE RAIDERS. IF AARON

RODGERS DOES NOT MOVE TO THE JETS. MIKE AND JUDY, THANK YOU. JIMMY GAROPPOLO GETS THE DEAL HERE. WILL HE HAVE SOMEONE LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER? >> THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS TO FILL. WE WILL LEARN MORE WITH FREE AGENCY. IF THEY FILL A BUNCH OF THESE NEEDS, IT IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE THEY TAKE ONE OF THE QUARTERBACKS. I DON’T THINK JIMMY GAROPPOLO’S PRESENCE WILL PREVENT THAT, HOWEVER THEY HAVE SO MANY OTHER HOLES ON THIS ROSTER, PARTICULARLY THEY HAVE TO GET MORE PIECES THERE. THE OTHER THING IS HE MISSED OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HELLO,

IT IS IT JIMMY G. IT WAS ALL RIGHT THERE FOR HIM. >> WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST SHOWS IN VEGAS RIGHT NOW? I WOULD THINK ADELE WOULD BE THE BIGGEST SHOW IN VEGAS. >> I L

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