Report: Jimmy Garoppolo's Raiders, 49ers to Have Joint Practices in Preseason in LV

Jimmy Garoppolo spent the last six years of his NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers, but now he's off to the desert after signing a three-year, $67.5 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency.

However, Garoppolo won't have to wait very long to see his former team as the Raiders and 49ers are expected to hold joint practices in Las Vegas before going head-to-head in a preseason game, per The Athletic's Vic Tafur.

It's no surprise the Raiders and 49ers are set to hold joint practices together as the travel is fairly easy. The 49ers traveled to Minnesota for joint practices with the Vikings ahead of the 2022 campaign.

Last year, the 49ers didn't play most of their starters against the Vikings during a preseason matchup following a week of joint practices. It's reasonable to believe they'll do the same against the Raiders this summer.

Garoppolo also likely won't play in the matchup after Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels didn't start Derek Carr in last season's preseason games.

The Raiders signed Garoppolo after releasing Carr, who signed with the New Orleans Saints. Carr had spent his entire nine-year career with the Raiders.

Garoppolo is slated to serve as Las Vegas' starting quarterback in 2023, but there's still a possibility of the franchise selecting a quarterback in next month's draft to eventually replace him.

After finishing the 2022 campaign with a 6-11 record and missing the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons, the Raiders have a lot of work to do to prepare for a more successful 2023 season.

Hopefully getting in some joint practices with the 49ers, one of the more successful teams in the league last season, will allow the Raiders to improve and get off on the right foot next season.