New York Giants quarterback Colt McCoy (Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)
There are a handful of experienced NFL quarterbacks, from former Super Bowl MVPs to long-time journeymen, that become free agents at the end of this season.
There’s an idiom that states the backup quarterback is the most popular player on a football team. While the starting quarterback has to be pretty bad for that statement to ring true, the NY Giants were one of many teams in 2020 to know first hand the importance of having a good backup.
In the NFC East alone, 11 different quarterbacks started at some point during the season.