The Las Vegas Raiders have ruled out starting QB Jimmy Garoppolo for the Week 7 game against the Bears due to his back injury, according to Vincent Bonsignore. Today we will discuss about Jimmy Garoppolo: Injury history| Ethnic background.
Jimmy Garoppolo: Injury history| Ethnic background
James Garoppolo (born November 2, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Illinois University, setting several school records for career passing yards and passing touchdowns and winning the Walter Payton Award as a senior. Garoppolo was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, where he spent his first four seasons as Tom Brady’s backup and was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
Injury history
| Date | League | Injury | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2016 | NFL | Shoulder A/C Joint Sprain | Garoppolo returned to the #2 role behind Tom Brady in Week 5. |
| Sep 23, 2018 | NFL | Knee ACL Tear Grade 3 | Garoppolo tore his left ACL late in Week 3 and missed the rest of the season. He had surgery Oct. 3. |
| Sep 20, 2020 | NFL | Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 | Garoppolo picked up a high right ankle sprain during the Week 2 win against the Jets. He missed two games |
| Nov 1, 2020 | NFL | Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 | Garoppolo suffered an ankle injury during Week 8’s contest at Seattle. He missed the rest of the season. |
| Oct 3, 2021 | NFL | Leg Calf Strain | Garoppolo sustained a calf injury during Week 4’s contest against the Seahawks. He missed one game. |
| Dec 23, 2021 | NFL | Hand Thumb Fracture | Garoppolo sustained a fracture in his right thumb during Week 16’s loss at Tennessee. |
Ethnic background
He is from a “close-knit, large Italian family”; His paternal grandparents, Anthony and Rose Garoppolo, were both Italian immigrants, while his maternal grandparents, Theodore J. Malek and Harriet D. Seidel were of Polish and German descent, respectively.
