After making everybody wait an additional 24 hours, the Raiders lastly launched Jimmy Garoppolo as their new quarterback on Friday.
Garoppolo was presupposed to be launched on Thursday, however the Raiders ended up cancelling his press convention. The quarterback was scheduled to satisfy with the media at 12 p.m. PT Thursday, however after making everybody wait roughly two-and-a-half hours, the Raiders introduced that the press convention wasn’t going to occur and that it might be rescheduled for Friday.
When the press convention lastly occurred on Friday, one of many first questions Garoppolo bought requested was in regards to the delay. Apparently, there was some contract language that wanted to be ironed out.
“It was actually speaking, [contract] language, issues like that,” Garoppolo mentioned by way of PFT. “Both sides, I believe, knew what we needed to get performed. It was very collaborative, really, simply us coming collectively.”
When the postponement initially occurred, some Raiders followers rapid feared the worst. Many followers on Twitter have been apprehensive that the quarterback failed his bodily, which might have nullified the deal.
The excellent news for the Raiders is {that a} failed bodily undoubtedly did not trigger the delay.
Although Garoppolo did not maintain his press convention till Friday, he was on the Raiders’ facility on Thursday and we all know that, as a result of the crew shared a video of the quarterback assembly along with his previous buddy, Josh McDaniels. The Raiders coach spent three seasons with Garoppolo in New England.
Not solely did Garoppolo lastly maintain his first press convention with the crew on Thursday, however he additionally took an image along with his new uniform.
Garoppolo, who is anticipated to the Raiders’ Week 1 starter this yr, would be the first QB not named Derek Carr to begin an opener for the crew since 2013 when Terrelle Pryor opened the season because the starter.
