Shanahan: Move for Mayfield would surprise me

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- After the San Francisco 49ers again mislaid backmost Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending wounded Sunday, they spent the ensuing 24 hours sifting done some the short- and semipermanent implications of his loss.

On Monday afternoon, that meant doing everything from determining whether to prosecute released signal-caller Baker Mayfield connected the waiver ligament to assessing however Garoppolo's nonaccomplishment affects their Super Bowl aspirations.

Mayfield's merchandise Monday from the Carolina Panthers was the taxable du jour for galore 49ers observers arsenic it came soon aft Garoppolo's breached near foot. For the Niners to get Mayfield, helium would person to either autumn to their spot successful the waiver ligament (currently No. 24) oregon wide waivers and beryllium escaped to negociate a woody with San Francisco.

But erstwhile manager Kyle Shanahan was asked astir Mayfield connected Monday, helium indicated the backmost astir apt wouldn't beryllium successful the Niners' future, astatine slightest not close now.

"We look into everything, but that would astonishment maine close now," Shanahan said. "We've got to sermon much this day and stuff. I've ever been a instrumentality of his, but I consciousness truly bully astir our players. We'll look into everything, but I consciousness beauteous bully with wherever we're astatine close now."

With rookie Brock Purdy taking the reins arsenic the starter, the Niners moved rapidly to get a seasoned backup, agreeing to presumption with seasoned Josh Johnson connected Sunday night. Johnson has been with the Niners before, astir precocious successful 2020, and that acquisition and cognition of San Francisco's discourtesy made a reunion appealing.

"Just having him present successful 2020 for that past period of the year, we got to spot a batch of him conscionable arsenic a player, which we liked the subordinate but much importantly we truly liked the guy," Shanahan said. "We consciousness fortunate to get him backmost here."

As for different imaginable extracurricular backmost options, Shanahan said the squad has not heard from immoderate retired veterans who mightiness beryllium looking to articulation a contender specified arsenic the 8-4 Niners.

"Still waiting connected Joe [Montana] to call," Shanahan said jokingly. "I'm decidedly acceptable for Steve [Young]. I deliberation helium could inactive tally it, truthful let's bash it."

As for Garoppolo, helium and the Niners are inactive awaiting connection connected the grade of his breached near ft earlier determining a timetable connected however agelong he'll beryllium retired and putting unneurotic a rehabilitation plan. Shanahan acknowledged archetypal fears of a Lisfranc (midfoot) wounded mightiness beryllium alleviated but emphasized that determination hasn't been an authoritative diagnosis yet.

"That's wherefore they're inactive trying to enactment done it," Shanahan said. "They were talking astir that a batch past night, but it seems similar they are starting to judge that it isn't. So, that's bully news. But it's not each for definite done yet. Some specialists person got to finalize it, truthful we don't privation to springiness you guys immoderate mendacious information, but they're discussing each those things."

In the meantime, Garoppolo joined his teammates for meetings Monday aft spending Sunday nighttime astatine location with his family. Shanahan said helium spoke to Garoppolo connected Sunday nighttime but that it was bully to person him astir the squad truthful everybody could springiness him a hug and privation him well. Given the circumstances, Shanahan said Garoppolo was successful "good spirits" and upbeat astir making a afloat betterment from the injury.

Next, the Niners volition crook the leafage to preparing Purdy to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers connected Sunday. Shanahan and the 49ers were pleased with however Purdy played successful the 33-17 triumph against the Miami Dolphins connected Sunday, and though their Super Bowl aspirations appeared to instrumentality a deed with the Garoppolo injury, Shanahan said his squad believes each things stay possible.

"I conscionable deliberation we've got a truly bully squad who has worked our butts disconnected to get successful this presumption wherever we're astatine now," Shanahan said. "We've got a batch much shot left, and I cognize it's a existent large nonaccomplishment starting with Trey [Lance] and past the immense nonaccomplishment of losing Jimmy past night. That is simply a large deal, but I bash besides judge our squad is built for this."