San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo #10 is sacked by Miami Dolphins’ Jerome Baker #55 and Miami Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips #15 in the first quarter of their NFL game against the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. Garoppolo was injured on the play. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Jimmy Garoppolo’s season ended with a serious foot fracture in the San Francisco 49ers 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
He tried to limit the lost yardage on a third-down sack, his left foot twisted underneath him.
That put a sudden halt to his season, not to mention the best four-game stretch of Garoppolo’s career, which has been interrupted by multiple injuries since he made his first 49ers start exactly five years and one day earlier.
“It just stinks because I really felt him coming on even more so this year,” defensive end Nick Bosa said. “He’s always been a great leader but I felt him really, really caring about this team and his part, and obviously his big role as quarterback.
“I saw him at halftime and it was pretty emotional.”
Garoppolo’s exit thrust rookie Brock Purdy into action, and Purdy responded with two touchdown passes in their win over the Miami Dolphins.
Where Garoppolo goes from here is, well, surgery.
“He broke a few things in there,” Shanahan said.
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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) San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 warms up before their game against the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy #13 is congratulated by Miami Dolphins’ Skylar Thompson #19 after their 33-17 NFL win over the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy #13 hands off the ball in the first quarter of their NFL game against the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) San Francisco 49ers fans cheer in the second quarter of their NFL game against the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) is sacked and injured by Miami Dolphins’ Jerome Baker (55) and Miami Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips (15) in the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy #13 prays with other players after their 33-17 NFL win over the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy (13) throws against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 greets fans before their game against the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) throws under pressure by Miami Dolphins’ Christian Wilkins (94) in the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) is carted off the field after being injured 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) San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy (13) throws against the Miami Dolphins in the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy #13 leaves the field after their 33-17 NFL win over the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec.4, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Jane Tyska is an award-winning staff photojournalist, videojournalist, drone pilot and picture editor based out of Oakland, and has worked for the Bay Area News Group since 1997. She's there when news breaks and has been known to arrive on assignment by many modes of transport, including motorcycle and boat.
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