NFL notebook: Garoppolo knew he wanted to stay with 49ers

The parties involved in completing Jimmy Garoppolo's record five-year, $137.5 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers stressed that it was mutual interest that enabled them to get the deal done so quickly. Garoppolo, who was 5-0 in the games he started for the 49ers this past season, said he knew he wanted to remain with the 49ers and wanted to get things settled. "I wanted to get the deal done as quickly as possible," he said. "Having the same common goal really helped, and knowing I really wanted to be here. "From the first day I got here I got the acceptance of the players and the coaches, and that's rare in an NFL locker room. It was an easy decision for me." The details of Garoppolo's contract were ascertained by ESPN's Adam Schefter.Here is how the money will be paid out: Garoppolo receives a $7-million signing bonus and a guaranteed $28-million roster bonus. His $6.2 million salary for 2018 is guaranteed, and he will receive a $600,000 workout bonus as well as a $800,000 per-game roster bonus. That gives him a year-one total of $42.6 million. His base salary in 2019 will be $17.2 million, with $7.5 million of that guaranteed. Garoppolo's base salary for 2020 will be $23.8 million, with $15.7 million of that guaranteed for injury. The same workout and game roster bonuses apply. The base salary is $24.1 million in 2021 and $24.2 million in 2022. The last two years are not guaranteed. --The Minnesota Vikings hired Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo as their offensive coordinator, the team announced. DeFilippo replaces Pat Shurmur, who left the Vikings last month to become the head coach of the New York Giants. The 39-year-old DeFilippo spent the last two seasons as the Eagles quarterbacks coach. --The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with general manager Bob Quinn on a contract extension, the team announced. The extension matches the length of new head coach Matt Patricia's deal, the Lions announced. Multiple outlets reported that both Quinn and Patricia have five-year deals that stretch through 2022. --Buffalo Bills assistant college scouting director Lake Dawson became a strong candidate to land the Carolina Panthers' general manager job after having a second interview for the position, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported. Houston Texans assistant general manager Jimmy Raye III and former Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew have interviewed for the Carolina GM position. Marty Hurney, who has served as the Panthers' interim general manager since Dave Gettleman was fired in July, also is considered a candidate. However, Hurney was placed on paid leave by the team Tuesday amid an NFL investigation into harassment accusations made against him by his former wife. --Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Rick Lovato said that the team conducted what amounted to a fake walkthrough session before Super Bowl LII in the event that the New England Patriots were watching. "I believe our whole walkthrough was just a complete fake walkthrough," Lovato said on WDAE-AM this week, via Pro Football Talk. "We did it at the stadium. There were certain people walking around. ... I believe I overheard someone say a lot of the plays we were running weren't even in the playbook for the Super Bowl." The Patriots have been accused of looking to gain an advantage -- whether legal or otherwise -- over the years. --The Detroit Lions hired Bo Davis as their defensive line coach, the team announced. Davis was defensive line coach at Texas-San Antonio last season. --Cornerback Richard Sherman expects to be back on the field with the Seattle Seahawks next season. Sherman, who is coming off right Achilles tendon surgery, said he has no doubt that he'll be playing in the Pacific Northwest when he spoke with reporters on Thursday at the MTR Western Sports Star of the Year Awards in Seattle. "Not in my mind," the four-time Pro Bowl selection said, per ESPN. Sherman, who served as a presenter at the awards, was walking without a boot on his right foot. --New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady expressed his gratitude on Instagram to everyone involved on his path to his third NFL MVP award. In fact, the word "gratitude" was mentioned seven times in his post as he reflected on a number of topics, including the Patriots' 41-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on Sunday. In regard to the Super Bowl setback, however, the 40-year-old Brady wrote the following: "It has taken me a few days to reflect on our SB loss as well as the great season our team had. There are many emotions when you come up short of your goal. And they are all part of learning and growing in this journey of life. Learning turns everything into a positive. And the number one feeling I have had the past 4 days is gratitude." --Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has kept a low profile since jilting the Indianapolis Colts for their vacant heading coaching position earlier this week. McDaniels, however, found himself in the midst of an impromptu interview after an NBC10 Boston-area reporter knocked on the front door of his Westwood (Mass.) home. "I love Patriot Nation," McDaniels said on Wednesday when asked for a comment. The reporter attempted to ask a follow-up question before McDaniels put an end to the conversation. --The Miami Dolphins hired Renaldo Hill as their assistant defensive backs coach, the team announced. Hill, who recorded 152 tackles and six interceptions in three seasons (2006-08) with Miami, becomes the 10th former Dolphins player to serve as a coach for the team. --The New York Jets signed defensive back Kacy Rodgers II to their 90-man roster, agent David Canter announced on Twitter. If the player's name sounds familiar, well ... it should. Rodgers is the son of the Jets defensive coordinator of the same name. The younger Rodgers, 25, spent the last two years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. --The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed center B.J. Finney to a one-year contract, the team announced. Terms were not announced, but Feeney made $540,000 on a one-year deal last season. Finney, the Steelers' top reserve at guard and center, was set to become an exclusive rights free agent next month, which means he would have become a free agent if the Steelers did not tender him a contract. Finney has played in 27 games over his first two seasons in Pittsburgh. He started three games in 2016 and four in 2017. --Cornerback Malcolm Butler, benched by head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots for Super Bowl LII, can be an unrestricted free agent and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is trying to recruit him for the Houston Texans. In the days after the Super Bowl, Hopkins took to Instagram and Twitter to let Butler know that he would be welcome in Houston. "Wusup @Mac_BZ we got a place for you in Houston," Hopkins wrote on Twitter. Hopkins posted a picture on Instagram with Butler photoshopped in a Texans uniform. --Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Trevone Boykin had all charges dismissed relating to an arrest last March, according to a published report. Boykin completed "all conditions in accordance with the terms of the conditional dismissal agreement," the Seattle Times reported Friday, citing Dallas County court records. The 24-year-old Boykin was a passenger in a car that crashed into a Dallas night club, injuring eight people, on March 27. He was arrested on misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and public intoxication.