Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo (foot) trending in 'right direction' with training camp underway

Everyone else might have been worrying about Jimmy Garoppolo's foot, but not the Las Vegas Raiders' new QB.

Garoppolo spoke Wednesday for the first time about his injured foot, the one that required an addendum in his contract after initially signing with the Raiders. The waiver that was retroactively added to his contract indicated that Garoppolo would not have passed his physical at the time of his signing.

But Garoppolo said Wednesday that he never worried about his health come training camp.

"No, never. ... Never really a worry," Garoppolo said. "We had a good plan here. The strength staff, training staff -- really tip my hat to those guys. They did a great job just getting me back to where I needed to be. I'm not fully there yet, but (I'm) working in the right direction."

The quarterback had his foot surgically repaired around when he signed the contract, and though his training camp availability was in question this spring, Garoppolo has been cleared to practice and did not open camp on the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list. He's now guaranteed to receive a minimum of $33.75 million over the next two seasons.

"It's good to be together," Raiders WR Davante Adams said of his new QB.

Garoppolo suffered the season-ending foot injury last season in Week 13 with the 49ers. He has started 55 career games, including 10 last season and two with the Patriots alongside former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, now the head coach in Las Vegas.

Garoppolo has missed some time this offseason but believes the rapport and timing with his new offensive teammates is still trending in the right direction.

"It's coming. It's definitely coming," Garoppolo said. "We've gotten some good reps over the summer. Training camp, I