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2020 NFL Starting Quarterback Battles
Some teams will have to decide which QB they want to be their starter this season
With the 2020 NFL season rapidly approaching, an annually interesting plot line is following the battles for starting positions — especially quarterbacks. Many teams are already set with who they will have under center this year, while others have a wide-open competition. Here are the teams expected to have the biggest battles to see who will be their lead signal caller.
New England Patriots- Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham: This is the quarterback showdown that the majority of football fans are looking forward to. After veteran star Tom Brady departed New England this offseason for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was assumed for quite some time that Stidham, the Patriots’ former fourth-round draft choice, would assume the starting role. Although he is still just 24 and thrown a total of four NFL passes, he has been in the system for two years and impressed the organization and others with what he has shown in his development. He has a strong and accurate arm but has flown under the radar, both somewhat in his college production at Auburn and now in the NFL where he was acting as an apprentice behind a legend. His career to date has some similarities to Brady’s career. New England would obviously be over the moon if the…
