The Los Angeles Rams will be without Jimmy Garoppolo for the first two games of the 2024 season, and the veteran quarterback opened up about his NFL suspension on Tuesday after officially putting pen-to-paper on his new deal.

"Just messed up the T.U.E, really," Garoppolo said, referencing the league's Therapeutic Use Exemption, according to The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue.

"That was … I hate to joke about it, but I just messed up the T.U.E. when I first got to Las Vegas. … Bad timing, I guess," Garoppolo added.

Garoppolo was suspended for the first two games of the 2024 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substances policy. Players can get the Therapeutic Use Exemption for "certain banned substances," per Rodrigue.

Garoppolo was released by the Las Vegas Raiders after agreeing to a three-year, $72.75 million contract that included $33.75 million last offseason.

The 32-year-old appeared in seven games for the Raiders last season, missing some time with a back injury before ultimately being benched in favor of rookie quarterback Aidan O'Connell for the second half of the campaign.

He completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 1,205 yards and seven touchdowns against nine interceptions in seven games.

Garoppolo began his career with the New England Patriots as a second round pick in the 2014 draft. He served as a backup to Tom Brady before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers ahead of the 2017 season.

Garoppolo spent six seasons in San Francisco, appearing in 57 games (55 starts). He was limited due to numerous injuries, which was part of the reason his time with the 49ers came to an end after the 2022 campaign.

Now with the Rams, Garoppolo is looking forward to a fresh start.

"I'm excited to start this new journey," he said. "I don't exactly know what is in store for me, 're-set,' 're-invent,' whatever you want to call it. I'm just excited to get back on the football field and start slinging it around with some new guys. I love football."

Given his injury history and performance, Garoppolo could spend the remainder of his NFL career as a backup. He'll be backing up Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles next season and could ultimately bounce around the league after that.