Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham is dealing with an nearly similar state of affairs in Week 17 as he did right now final yr.
It was reported Wednesday that Stidham will substitute Russell Wilson beneath heart within the staff’s New Yr’s Eve contest on Sunday in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers. Stidham supplanted Derek Carr as QB1 with the Las Vegas Raiders in late December 2022 between Weeks 16 and 17 as properly.
Some NFL insiders pointed to the monetary ramifications with Wilson’s contract and in contrast it to Carr’s benching final season, however NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport finally known as the swap to Stidham this time round as a “soccer choice.”