NFL quarterback
Justin Fields’ contract with the Chicago Bears guarantees him $18.8 million with an $11 million signing bonus. It also makes him the first top QB from the 2021 NFL draft to sign with his new team, but it doesn’t guarantee he’ll be the Bears’ Week 1 starter at quarterback with Andy Dalton in the mix.
As the Nos. 1 and 2 picks in the 2021 NFL draft, the question “is Zach Wilson better than Trevor Lawrence?” will follow both QBs in their career. When you look at the Zach Wilson vs. Trevor Lawrence tale of the tape, Lawrence comes out on top, but Chris Simms likes Wilson better.
The Cam Newton hand injury that the quarterback suffered during Patriots OTAs may have opened the door for an unexpected quarterback controversy for Bill Belichick leading into the season. Jarrett Stidham is the quarterback who looked best in Newton’s absence, not first-round draft pick Mac Jones.
Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow is learning chess and talking trash to teammate C.J. Uzomah about it, which bodes well for the team in 2021. Burrow looks good on the field and is building relationships off it. Uzomah is particularly important to the Bengals’ success as tight ends are the Bengals’ thinnest offensive group.
Josh Allen is already close to the best quarterback the Buffalo Bills have had since Jim Kelly, and he may eclipse all of the Hall of Famer’s team records some day.
Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs turned his career around and helped his team win big after being traded to the Buffalo Bills in 2020. Can new Indianapolis Colts QB Carson Wentz do the same in 2021 after leaving his disastrous tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles?
Bengal fans are thrilled their exciting rookie QB Joe Burrow is coming back from a knee injury in 2021. However, his and the team’s success hinges on another position group with another player coming back from a knee injury as well. If Cincinnati’s O-line can improve in 2021, so can the Bengals.
NFL legend Tom Brady got his big shot when New England Patriots starter Drew Bledsoe got hurt. He became the starting quarterback, won the Super Bowl and became the greatest of all time. With Cam Newton’s injury in OTAs, new Patriots QB Mac Jones might have just found his opportunity like Brady did.
Teammates did not hold Jay Cutler in high regard during his NFL playing days, but he is getting support during his divorce from reality TV star and fashion designer Kristin Cavallari.
NFL analyst David Carr called out his brother Derek Carr’s second-year Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III on NFL Network. The older Carr says his brother tells him Ruggs has incredible talent but he needs to it step up and show it on the field, not just in practice, in 2021.
