The Patriots have found their replacement for Jimmy Garoppolo in Brian Hoyer. The Pats met with Hoyer on Wednesday morning and inked him to a three-year deal, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter).
Hoyer was not included in the Garoppolo trade, presumably because New England did not want to take on his two-year, $12MM deal. Hoyer is entitled to termination pay, so he’ll continue to collect on a good chunk of that deal while earning the minimum – or something close to it – in New England. Meanwhile, he goes from the 0-8 Niners to the defending champs.
Hoyer, 32, started six games for the Niners before getting benched in favor of C.J. Beathard. He threw four touchdowns against four interceptions and ranked near the bottom of just about every statistical category for quarterbacks.
He’s not a star, but the Patriots feel that he can be a capable backup in the event that Tom Brady suffers an injury. He also has familiarity with the team thanks to his time with the Pats from 2009-2011. Of course, they’ll also be keeping their fingers crossed extra tight for Brady’s health since they converted a much better safety net into a second-round pick.
Such a risky move for the Pats letting the back up go, but they always seem to know what they’re doing.
Maybe Bellicheat was planning to cut Brady and go with his “No QB” offense, but they gave him a new hoodie and talked him out of it.
Did you attempt to make a terrible joke, or did it just come naturally?
Troll
Bellicheat? Wow that’s new. Did you come up with that yourself? Super original, you troll.
No doubt NE asked if Hoyer would be released if JG went to SF. Smart move by the Pats
49ers paid hoyer 12 million thats insane
Over two years, with no guarantee in the second year, that’s a cheap deal for a starting QB
Hoyer is not starting caliber and i think we all know that.
I am sure they tried to call Colin, he must have his phone off the hook or something.
No Colin’s phone only accept calls from the legal cal unemployment office now!
Try harder
F$ck KaperDick