San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) is helped up by San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) after being injured during a sack against the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
SANTA CLARA — “The goal,” coach Kyle Shanahan said, remains for Jimmy Garoppolo to be available by the NFC Championship Game or the Super Bowl.
If the 49ers advance that far while Garoppolo recovers from last month’s foot fracture, it figures to be with Brock Purdy at quarterback, and staying in that slot