Who is Jimmy Garoppolo? Get to know Tom Brady's backup QB
With Tom Brady being suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season due to his role in Deflategate, the Patriots will turn to Jimmy Garoppolo to lead the team for the first quarter of the regular season. But who is Jimmy Garoppolo? MORE: Iyer: Pats will be fine without Brady | Bad makeup call by Goodell | Brady's teammates furious | Hernandez indicted again Jimmy Garoppolo, born James Garoppolo on Nov. 2, 1991, in Arlington Heights, Ill., was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, pick No. 62 overall, following a stellar career at FCS Eastern Illinois, alma mater of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Saints head coach Sean Payton and former Raiders, Broncos and Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. Garoppolo was a standout athlete at Rolling Meadows High School, where he was both an elite quarterback and punter. But Eastern Illinois is really where Garoppolo made his name. The Panthers went just 4-15 in his first two years there, but as Garoppolo grew, so d...