12 NFL Teams Skip QBs in Preseason

The growing trend of NFL teams resting their starting quarterbacks in preseason games reached a new milestone this year, with more than one-third of starters sitting out entirely. Teams cited various reasons: injury recovery for Patrick Mahomes and Daniel Jones, established patterns for Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson, and cautious approaches from coaches like Sean McVay with Matthew Stafford.

The result is that fans watching preseason games are increasingly likely to see only backup quarterbacks, with starters typically appearing for just a series or two at most. The 12 teams who held out their starters were the Seahawks (Sam Darnold), Patriots (Drake Maye), Cowboys (Dak Prescott), Ravens (Lamar Jackson), Steelers (Aaron Rodgers), Colts (Daniel Jones), Jaguars (Trevor Lawrence), Chiefs (Patrick Mahomes), Eagles (Jalen Hurts), Lions (Jared Goff), Saints (Tyler Shough), and Rams (Matthew Stafford). somethingsdifferent.biz