Five backup QBs pressed into starting duty with the NFL season just 3 weeks old
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It sure is a good time to be a backup quarterback in the NFL, or even the backup's backup. The leaves are still green and already five teams have turned to their QB2 either because of injury (Vikings, Packers, Steelers and Dolphins) or inefficacy (Panthers). So much is made about developing an elite starting quarterback who shoulders the franchise's fortunes, but it's the other guys in the room that it often comes down to. Last year, 66 quarterbacks started a game in the NFL. The year before that, 68.
Miami is already on its third quarterback after QB1 Tua Tagovailoa (another concussion) and QB2 Skylar Thompson (rib) got hurt. Two-time flameout Sam Darnold is reviving his career in Min.