Garcia had an opportunity to apologize but chose not to. Instead, he angrily doubled down. He said he didn’t owe Kimes an apology and isn’t sexist. He also made it perfectly clear that he doesn’t care about any backlash he may receive.
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The former 49ers QB and four-time Pro Bowler made his comments on the Steiny & Guru show on 95.7 THE GAME in San Francisco. He claimed he was simply responding on a post on his feed that featured the video of Kimes’ analysis and didn’t know who she was. He also said he simply wanted to offer his support to Garoppolo.
Garcia then listed his accomplishments as an undrafted NFL player and repeated that no one who hasn’t played can analyze the sport.
Kimes said, in essence, that the 49ers have gotten to the NFC championship game in spite of Garoppolo.
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“Jimmy Garoppolo isn’t the reason they’re winning,” Kimes said during “First Take” on Tuesday morning. “They’re winning with him, but not because of him. . . . He posted the second-lowest QBR in 15 years [against the Packers].”
Garcia took particular umbrage with that, pointing out that Kimes has never played football. And that, in turn, had people jumping in to back Kimes.
Garoppolo has completed 27 of 44 passes for 303 yards and two interceptions in the Niners’ two playoff games this year.
The fact that there are people out there given a platform to talk about something that they have never done is hilarious and that’s how you have to look at her, she’s a joke! So let’s just laugh at her and support Jimmy, root on our Niners to go out and beat the living f—k out of one more team. That’s what it takes. She will never know that feeling. Can I get an amen? Peace."
