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NFL Competition Committee expected to discuss teams having an emergency QB active on game days

According to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team, the NFL Competition Committee is expected to have discussions about the third quarterback rule, which would allow teams to have an emergency quarterback in uniform on game days in the event of a worst-case scenario.

That way, if you are in the NFC Championship game and your third-string quarterback goes down with a UCL injury and your fourth-string quarterback suffers a concussion, you won’t have to result to a Wildcat formation.

While this proposal feels reactionary, it’s also necessary. This is something that should have been in place, especially with the concussion protocol.