Real leaders don’t talk about being leaders, but that doesn’t stop reporters from asking Garoppolo about that.
The knocks on Garoppolo have been that he can’t stay healthy — he has missed 30 games to injury the last five seasons — and that he doesn’t have a big arm.The first one is nothing he can control, given that he comes to camp in shape every season and is praised for his work ethic. The second one may be as simple as he wasn’t asked to throw deep often with the 49ers.
Adams came to the Raiders a year ago in part to play with his college buddy Carr. But Garoppolo has won over Adams just like he has the rest of the locker room. The receiver is looking forward to the season starting Sunday.