On the day his former team gets ready to play in the Super Bowl, quarterback is . According to a report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, discu sions between the 49ers and Garoppolo have "gained significant momentum, and a deal could get done in the near future." As his former Damyean Dotson Jersey team plays today, QB Jimmy Garoppolo and the have gained momentum toward a lucrative long-term extension. Lots of progre s Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Further reporting from NFL Network's Mike Garafolo indicated that the contract will be a monster. Something in J.R. Smith Jersey the area of Derek Carrs $25m per year was expected to get this thing moving. All sides believed theyd get there at some point with little i sue. Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) The 49ers are obviously convinced that he is their man over the long-term if they're prepared to give him a contract that pays him in the neighborhood of $25 million per year. They have plenty of cap space to make a deal like that and still LeBron James Jersey have room left over for a major foray into the free-agent market. According to Spotrac, the 49ers will be nearly $120 million under the cap this offseason. Garoppolo was traded to San Francisco for Kevin Love Jersey a second-round pick at this year's trade deadline. He played in six games for the 49ers, going undefeated in five starts while completing 67.8 percent of his pa ses, averaging 8.8 Tristan Thompson Jersey yards per attempt, and throwing seven touchdowns against five interceptions. The 26-year old has played in 23 games in his career, starting 12, and has a 99.7 pa ser rating. The sample size there is pretty small, though, as he has thrown only 272 pa ses in four years.