Jimmy Garoppolo was widely known to be available heading into the 2022 NFL offseason. The 49ers trusted him as their starter last season, but they have Trey Lance, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, waiting in the wings to take over for him.As such, it was presumed that San Francisco would trade Garoppolo to a quarterback-needy team before or in the early stages of free agency. The 49ers were just waiting for a few other dominos notably Aaron Rodgers, Ru sell Wilson and Deshaun Watson to fall.However, Garoppolo has remained on the 49ers' roster throughout the first and second waves of free agency. It's unclear when the team may officially move on from him and what may be his potential landing spots at this point.Why have the 49ers Markus Naslund Jersey kept Garoppolo so far? And when exactly will they trade him? Here's what we know about San Francisco's plans as it considers parting with its starter from the last handful of years.NFL POWER RANKINGS:There are two major factors holding back a potential Jimmy Garoppolo trade. One of them is the shoulder surgery that Garoppolo had in early March.Coach Kyle Shanahan said that Garoppolo is "good" in wake of that procedure. However, he also acknowledged that surgery has created uncertainty around Garoppolo and has delayed trade talks.Anytime someone gets a surgery, especially on their throwing shoulder, teams are going to be a little more nervous with what they want to offer and things like that," Shanahan said, . "So I think that did put it on hold. And were all right with that."This isn't a major surprise. The surgery was to Garoppolo's throwing shoulder, after all, and teams will want to see how he responds to treatment before offloading significant a sets to land him.The other Jaromir Jagr Jersey part of the equation is Garoppolo's contract. He is entering the final season of a five-year, $135 million contract and will make just under $27 million in total. Any team that trades for him will be saddled with a large cap hit as a result; so, theywill have to spend a sets to extend him in addition to any draft capital they surrender to acquire him.All told, that's a lot to surrender, even for a quarterback who posted slightly above-average numbers as a starter in 2021.StatTotalRankCompletion percentage68.36thPa sing yards3,81012thPa sing TDs20T-17Interceptions12T-14Yards per attempt8.62ndPa ser rating98.79thQBR53.313thMORE: The 49ers don't currently have a timetable during which they are looking to trade Garoppolo. They are focused only on getting the best po sible return for him."Weve got him on the books right now and well keep it that way until something else can improve us, Shanahan said of Garoppolo.Does that mean that the 49ers will keep Garoppolo through the 2022 NFL season if the 49ers can' David Perron Jersey t find a suitable trade package? Shanahan wouldn't rule it out. Nor would he rule out Garoppolo beating Lance for the starting job in 2022 if both are on the roster (though he also expre sed confidence in Lance)."Thats why we looked into trading Jimmy, because we obviously believe that Trey can be a starter," Shanahan said. "And were ready to do that. But if we cant upgrade our team in another way, were not just going to get rid of a good quarterback because we have other quarterbacks on the roster."We know we have all guys who are capable of starting which, Jimmys done a great job for us. We brought Trey here to be that eventually. And I think thatll be sooner than later, but Jimmy gets the surgery and we cant upgrade our team by getting some good picks until people feel good about that, Im all right with that."As such, this could be a long holding pattern Bryan Watson Jersey for the 49ers. They could wait until the 2022 NFL Draft pa ses and deal Garoppolo to a team that may have mi sed out on its preferred quarterback choice. They could also trade him if a starting quarterback for another team suffers an injury during training camp.Either way, though, there doesn't appear to be any self-imposed deadline for the 49ers to move on from Garoppolo.RIVERA:The 49ers don't seem willing to release Garoppolo. They would seemingly rather keep him for the 2022 NFL season than release him without getting compensation."Were not just getting rid of him to get rid of him," Shanahan said. "Jimmys a good player that we all like as a person and as a teammate and were going to wait to see whatever helps the Niners the most."General manager John Lynch echoed those thoughts at the NFL's annual meeting on Monday. He said that he "doesn't foresee" the 49ers cutting Garoppolo."He's too good a player,"Lynch said, per ."I think Jimmy will be playing for us or will be playing for someone else. He's too good of a player not to be."Of course, things could change for the 49ers. Cutting Garoppolo would save the 49ers just over $25.5 million, so if they feel comfortable rolling with Lance as the starter at Nate Sudfeld as the backup, Jimmy G would be a logical cut. He also could be Cody Glass Jersey released if his shoulder doesn't properly heal or if San Francisco needs to open cap space for a splash trade, free-agent re-signing or long-term extension.Still, it seems far more likely that the team will trade him. And Garoppolo would only be released as a last resort to facilitate a larger move for San Francisco.