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Jimmy Garoppolo a Finalist for FedEx Air Player of the Week

Today, the NFL announced the San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo is a finalist for this week’s FedEx Air Player of the Week award for his outstanding performance against the New Orleans Saints.
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Jimmy Garoppolo a Finalist for FedEx Air Player of the Week
Jimmy Garoppolo a Finalist for FedEx Air Player of the Week

Today, the NFL announced the San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo is a finalist for this week’s FedEx Air Player of the Week award for his outstanding performance against the New Orleans Saints. 

Garoppolo went 26-of-35 (74.3 percent) for 349 yards, four touchdowns and one interception for a 131.7 passer rating in the high-scoring 48-46 win over the Saints. This is Garoppolo’s fourth nomination of the season, tying him with Patrick Mahomes for most among quarterbacks in 2019.  

The other finalists are Tennessee Titans' Ryan Tannehill who completed 21-of-27 attempts (77.8 percent) for 391 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for a 140.4 passer rating in a 42-21 win over the Oakland Raiders. Los Angeles Chargers' quarterback Philip Rivers completed 16-of-22 attempts (72.7 percent) for 314 yards and three touchdowns for a 154.4 passer rating in a 45-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Quite the competition for Garoppolo - who was a major factor for why the 49ers defeated the Saints. Fans and media alike are now starting to see why the 49ers were so high on Garoppolo. Whenever the phone rings Garoppolo answers the call and steps up in a major way. 

Each Tuesday morning of the regular season, through Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, fans can visit NFL.com/FedEx or the NFL Twitter page to vote for their favorite performances of the week, with FedEx awarding a $2,000 donation in the winning players’ names to The USO. To get Garoppolo the award you can either tweet out his name with the #AirandGround or simply vote on the link below.  

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JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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