Mr. Quarterback of Las Vegas Raiders Jimmy Garoppolo has been suspended for 2 games for violation of NFL’s performance enchanting substance policy.
The violation relates to the use of prescribed medication without having a valid use exemption.
The Quarterback will not be appealing the suspension and will have to miss the first 2 games of 2024 season.
As per the sources the Raiders might release Garoppolo before the new year league in March and his guaranteed base salary of $11.25 million could be voided owing to the suspension.
The Quarterback had signed a 3 year deal with the Raiders in March last year in the presence of Josh McDaniels who was the head Coach and Dave Zeigler the general manager. Due to the changes in management and Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco replacing as head coach and the general manager respectively, the connection with J Garoppolo is missing.
After the expected release , Garoppolo is expected to be looking for his third team in less than 3 years. He played earlier for San Francisco 49ers in 2022 before signing up as free agent for Raiders in 2023.
As per the rules of NFL , he will be allowed to participate in offseason activities and training with the team , but when the season begins he will be barred for two weeks because of the suspension .
