The 49ers aren’t done with Jimmy Garoppolo just yet. San Francisco and Garoppolo’s Raiders are planning to have joint practices before facing off this preseason according to Vic Tafur of the Athletic.
Joint practices are becoming more common and it makes sense for the 49ers to have theirs with Las Vegas since the travel is easy. Last year San Francisco went all the way to Minnesota for their joint sessions.
With only three preseason games, joint practices become even more valuable and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has said he values the combined practices more than he does that week’s game.
Last year the 49ers didn’t play most of their starters against Minnesota following a week of practicing against them. It would stand to reason they exercise the same strategy in Vegas.
The Raiders and 49ers have been scheduled to see each other in two of the three preseasons since the silver and black moved to Sin City. Their 2020 exhibition matchup was cancelled due to COVID-19. They played against each other in 2021 at Levi’s Stadium, but in 2022 the annual preseason meeting was put on hold while they prepared to play against one another in the regular season.
No dates have been listed, but since the practices will happen in Vegas, we can safely assume the game will be played at Allegiant Stadium.
