Teams mull decision when to start rookie QBs
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Top two overall draft picks Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are set to step right in and become starting NFL quarterbacks in Week 1 of their rookie season. Mac Jones will join them after beating out Cam Newton for the job in New England, which should make this year’s draft class just the second since the merger with at least three Week 1 rookie starters at quarterback. The days of Aaron Rodgers spending three years on the bench as Brett Favre’s apprentice or Carson Palmer sitting out his entire rookie season behind Jon Kitna in Cincinnati are mostly in the past. “And when Jimmy’s at the top of his game, I told him this back when we made the trade: ‘There’s no rookie that’s going to just come in here right away and take your job if you’re at the top of your game.’” Garoppolo hasn’t been at the top of his game in the preseason but is still slated to start Week 1 against Detroit.
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