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SANTA CLARA http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-christian-miller-jersey , Calif. (AP) — in even more than he did after other quarterbacks re-set the market.The San Francisco 49ers could have used a franchise tag instead of making a long-term commitment to make sure Garoppolo was worth a hefty investment after only seven NFL starts.But both sides wanted this resolved quickly, and did so with a contract that will pay Garoppolo a record $27.5 million per season over the next five years.“This is where I want to be, honestly,” Garoppolo said at a news conference Friday. “I wanted to get this deal done as fast as possible. It will only help our team going forward going into free agency. … I wanted to be here. I was excited to be here. I’m happy we got it done as fast as we did.”Garoppolo’s $137.5 million contract has the richest annual value in NFL history, topping the deal Detroit’s Matthew Stafford signed last year by $500,000 a season.The deal includes nearly $49 million that is full guaranteed, more than $74 million guaranteed for injury and more than $86 million that will be paid out over the first three seasons.The franchise tag could have been a safer option for both sides, leading to more money for Garoppolo if he kept playing at the high level he showed this past season and more protection for the 49ers if he didn’t reach that level.But neither side was eager to go that direction.“We became convinced we had that as an option, but we didn’t want to use it,” general manager John Lynch said. “We wanted to make Jimmy a 49er for a long, long time. Do you have to have some faith for that? Absolutely. But he earned that faith we had for him. I know it wasn’t a super long time but we felt we had a really good grasp on the talent and that was only confirmed when he got here.”San Francisco acquired Garoppolo from New England before the trade deadline for a 2018 second-round pick. As soon as he took the field a few weeks later, he immediately turned around a franchise that started the year with a 1-10 record.Garoppolo took over as starter and led San Francisco to five straight wins to end the season. He completed 67.4 percent of his passes this season, averaging 8.8 yards per attempt with seven TDs, five interceptions and a 96.2 rating.Among quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts last season Jordan Scarlett Jersey , Garoppolo ranked first in yards per attempt, fourth in completion percentage. His 308.4 yards passing per game in his five starts also would have led the league had he played a full season.Now he will have a full offseason to completely learn coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense, which could lead to even more production.“Now the rush isn’t quite the same,” Shanahan said. “He can start from the beginning and start from the first page and not the 50th page. He can get a better foundation. When you have a better foundation of where you’re coming from and learning, it gives you a chance to play at a higher level.”Garoppolo has won all seven starts in his career, including two in New England to start the 2016 season when Brady was suspended for his role in “Deflategate.” Only four other quarterbacks since the 1970 merger won their first seven starts, with Ben Roethlisberger the most recent to do it with 15 wins in a row in the regular season for Pittsburgh in 2004-05. Garoppolo’s 2,038 yards passing in his first seven starts are the fourth most among all quarterbacks since 1970.The deal still leaves the 49er with more than $60 million in salary cap room, according to executive vice president Paraag Marathe, with several more holes to fill. The most glaring needs are upgrading the skill position players and interior of the offensive line, and finding a big-time pass rusher and cornerbacks to help the defense.Lynch said he plans to be “aggressively prudent” with that money but believes this deal will help sell the organization to potential free agents, including some who played for San Francisco this past year.“One of the reasons for the urgency, if there was some for us, was heading into free agency this is a big deal David Montgomery Jersey ,” Lynch said. “It’s 75 degrees and sunny outside. We have this guy. Who wouldn’t want to be here? We want to become a destination where everyone wants to be.” FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Le’Veon Bell firmly believes he made the right decision, refusing to second-guess missing a season while in a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers.The New York Jets star running back is sorry about only one thing: for letting down the fantasy football owners who expected him to play. That’s why he sent that apologetic post on Twitter that went viral Tuesday.“I don’t regret, obviously, sitting out last year, but the only thing is I wish I could’ve told fantasy owners in some type of way (that) I’m not playing this year, so they wouldn’t have picked me and things like that,” Bell said Thursday. “That’s the only thing I really apologized for because a lot of people picked me not even knowing if I was coming back and things like that, but that’s what I was really sorry about.“Not because I sat out. I’m sorry about not being able to kind of communicate with the fantasy players that I’m not playing. A lot of people felt like they wasted their money and things like that, so that’s what I apologized for. I’m sorry, again.”Bell appealed to fantasy owners, urging them to draft him this season — his first with the Jets after signing a four-year, $52.5 million contract in March.He doubled-down on that Thursday, insisting people should take him with the No. 1 overall pick.“Man http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-riley-ridley-jersey , I’m excited,” he said. “I think as long as this offense does what this offense can do, I feel like anybody can be the No. 1 fantasy guy, just because of the fact we have so much talent.”So are the Jets, who envision Bell to be a dual threat in Adam Gase’s offense, the way he was used during a five-year stint in Pittsburgh when he established himself as arguably the most dynamic running back in the NFL.Bell has shown some flashes of that in the first week of training camp, although the Jets are making sure to not overload him early on. He has also been quickly digesting the playbook and developing chemistry with quarterback Sam Darnold and the rest of the offense.“Compared to my first day, I feel a million times better,” he said. “Things are starting to stick a little better. Obviously, at the beginning of things, a lot of words kind of run together and you get a little confused. But, now, I feel a lot more comfortable and like I said, I’ll continue to get better.“Next week Jonah Williams Jersey , I’ll be even better than I am this week.”Bell had an interesting first few days of camp as he was pulled out of two consecutive practices to take drug tests.“PEDs and street drugs tests,” he said. “They wanted to see if I’m on steroids and they wanted to see if I’m on street drugs.”He also cramped up twice during Sunday’s session, coming out of practice so the trainers could work on him.“I wasn’t used to the long practices, rep after rep after rep,” Bell said. “You can’t really train for football shape. You can be in shape and be able to run and everything, but once you put the pads on and you’ve got that extra 30 pounds on you, it feels different. So, I think versus last week and fast-forward to this week, I feel a lot better.“I’m glad where I am.”Simply being on the football field is a big deal for Bell, who held his position on his contract situation last year despite many wondering if he was doing his career more harm by not playing.He has maintained that his body is the healthiest it has been at this point in an offseason, and he has no worries about picking up right where he left off in 2017 as a playmaker out of the backfield.“I think I’ll still be able to do what I’m able to do,” he said. “I mean, I go out here and practice the same way I practiced two, three years ago Elgton Jenkins Jersey , and it feels the same. It actually feels slower now, for whatever reason. I just think I understand the game better.”Bell is actually looking forward to the physical aspect of the game, saying Thursday was the first time in camp he was trying to get tackled.“I want to get some poppin’ going on a little bit,” he said with a smile. “I’m a little eager for it.”He also can’t wait to see what he can do in Gase’s offense, knowing the coach employs an aggressive style — and that could mean plenty of action for Bell.Just the way he likes it.“You’ve got a mastermind in Adam Gase, I mean, he’s unbelievable,” Bell said. “I literally watch him in practice and the way he calls plays and things like that, and he’s like, just very intelligent in how to call plays and putting guys in the right situations. It’s really hard to try to stop all the options he has open. … We’ve got to make sure everybody’s on the same page and once that happens, the sky is the limit for this offense. We’ve got a lot of talent around on the offense.“We’ve got a young quarterback who’s starting to understand the offense even more, and it’s scary. So, I’m excited.”