Garoppolo mentioned the team's "core players" as big reasons for his return, as well as general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay. Garoppolo didn't specify which players he meant, but he said that they were welcoming, hardworking and meshed well with the veteran quarterback in his first season with the Rams.

Jimmy Garoppolo says the decision to stay with the Rams as Matthew Stafford's backup wasn't a difficult one to make.

Jimmy Garoppolo agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the Los Angeles Rams on Monday. As Garoppolo explained, while he explored other opportunities to play elsewhere, the decision to stay in Los Angeles for another year wasn’t a very difficult one.