Report: Cardinals have interest in Jimmy Garoppolo

Key Highlights

• New head coach Mike LaFleur comes from the Rams, where Garoppolo has spent the last two seasons as the understudy to Matthew Stafford."That's his guy," an unnamed source told Fowler regarding Mike LaFleur's opinion of Garoppolo. The Cardinals also have Jacoby Brissett under contract for 2026.
• He's due to make $5.44 million in 2026, with another $1 million if he takes 50 percent of the snaps and $1 million more if the percentage lands at 65 or higher.
• On the fifth day of the 2026 league year, $1.5 million of Brissett's base salary becomes fully guaranteed. Per Fowler, the Rams would welcome Garoppolo back as the No.
• 2 to Stafford.
• Garoppolo also is in play to replace Malik Willis as the No.