It seems everyone is crowning Jarrett Stidham as the next quarterback for the New England Patriots. (I, too, am guilty of this assumption.) And on Tuesday, NFL Network’s Mike Giardi affirmed what seems to be common knowledge: the Patriots want Stidham to win the job.
Stidham will be in competition with Brian Hoyer and undrafted rookies J’Mar Smith and Brian Lewerke after the departure of Tom Brady for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency. But with a shortened offseason, the Patriots may be more interested in someone with experience, not just in terms of games played but also in time spent in New England’s offense.