The Super Bowl is just a little over a week away.  All of excitement and events surrounding the biggest game of the season are about to get started.

We’ll hear all kinds of heartwarming stories about the players leading up to kickoff.  Thanks to Jimmy Garoppolo we got one of those stories a little early.

While speaking to reporters on Thursday, the 49ers quarterback revealed that after he tore his ACL in Week 3 of the regular season last year against the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes paid him a visit after the game.

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The gesture stuck with Jimmy G and he called the quarterback he has to defeat to win a Super Bowl a “real class act.”

Flip the Page to see what Jimmy G had to say:  

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