Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Writer February 16, 2024, 12:00 p.m. ET
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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be suspended two games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, league sources told ESPN.
The policy violation, sources said, was related to Garoppolo taking a prescribed medication without the league granting a valid therapeutic use exemption.
Garoppolo will not appeal the suspension and will miss the first two games of the 2024 season, but he is not expected to play with the Raiders, according to sources.
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The Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo before the fifth day of the new league year in mid-March, when he would receive an $11.25 million roster bonus.
Instead of paying the roster bonus, the Raiders prefer to move on from Garoppolo. The quarterback signed a three-year, $72.75 million contract with $33.75 million guaranteed with Las Vegas last March, less than a year ago, when Josh McDaniels was the team's head coach and Dave Ziegler was general manager.
With Antonio Pierce now the head coach and Tom Telesco the general manager, there is no connection or commitment to Garoppolo. The Raiders will look to add another quarterback in the draft, with some around the league believing Las Vegas could make a strong play to move up from the No. 13 pick it currently holds.
Once the Raiders officially release Garoppolo, the two quarterbacks on their roster will be last year's rookie Aidan O'Connell and veteran Brian Hoyer, who also had previous ties to McDaniels and Ziegler from their time together in New England.
Garoppolo, 32, is expected to be looking for his third team in as many seasons after playing with the San Francisco 49ers in 2022 before joining the Raiders as a free agent in 2023.
Under NFL rules, he is allowed to participate in all offseason activities and training camp with whichever team he signs with, but once the regular season begins, he will be banned from his new team for two weeks due to the suspension.