It’s not often you see a team take a quarterback in the first round as the Buffalo Bills did in 2013, only to seemingly move on from that player 14 starts into his career. That’s what EJ Manuel says happened with him.
He was named the starter right out the gates and after a rocky rookie campaign, he found himself on the bench in favor of Kyle Orton four games into his second season.
“It was very surprising,” Manuel said of his benching. “You know, obviously being 2-2 and after losing to Houston, [former Bills Head] Coach [Doug] Marrone made the change and it was something I never dealt with as a competitor, as an athlete.