The 2023 NFL season was the year of the backup quarterback, as star signal-callers seemed to go down on a weekly basis. In all, 66 different players started a game under center, with such understudies as Joshua Dobbs and Tommy DeVito briefly becoming main characters in the NFL’s soap opera. That’s two shy of the record set in ’22. How well do you remember some of the other backups who cycled into teams’ lineups and our lives? Take the Great Backup Quarterback Quiz to find out.
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1. I signed with a new team in 2023 to reunite with my former offensive coordinator. I started a game in Week 7, but after he was fired as head coach I was inactive for the rest of the season.
