Article: 2023 NFL Free Agency Tracker: Top 10 QBs still available in market feat. Carson Wentz

2023 NFL Free Agency Tracker: Top 10 QBs still available in market feat. Carson Wentz

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Rit Nanda
Modified Sep 12, 2023 04:55 GMT




While Carson Wentz might be busy shooting bears this offseason, one assumes he would prefer a call from the Chicago Bears right now, or any other NFL team for that matter.

He is one of the many quarterbacks who have still not been signed by a team for the upcoming season. If the situation stays as it is, and he does not get on to any team's roster, it is very difficult to see him coming back into the league in the future.

There are other quarterbacks who find themselves locked out of the league as things stand, hoping against hope that someone will give them a call and deliver them from purgatory.
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Their situation has been complicated by young quarterbacks being taken in this year's draft, including the likes of Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson in the first round.

But these free agents may still have value for a team if their quarterback room is suddenly compromised due to injuries or some other reason.

Here is a look at some of the best quarterbacks still available in free agency:

#1 - Carson Wentz

Carson Wentz is available after being cut by the Washington Commaders at the end of last season. He has had a tumultuous few years, as he was previously let go by the Indianapolis Colts and by the Philadelphia Eagles prior to that.

But he did win the Eagles their only Super Bowl, and starting in the majority of the regular season that qualified them for the playoffs. That suggests that if he can get the right coaching fit, he can still contribute.

Doug Pederson is currently with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Wentz could possibly serve as a backup there to Trevor Lawrence.

#2 - Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan will be calling games for CBS this season but he has made it clear that he is not officially retiring just yet. His last season with the Indianapolis Colts turned out to be a disaster and he was benched during the season.

However, he is a former NFL MVP who will be good to mentor any young quarterback coming through the ranks. His old team, the Atlanta Falcons, for example, could do with him giving some input on the quarterback play still.

#3 - Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy is an experienced campaigner who most recently with the Arizona Cardinals in the 2023 offseason. Expected to be the starter in Kyler Murray's injury absence, he was surprisingly cut. But he can do a good job for some quarterback-needy team.

#4 - Joe Flacco

Joe Flacco has not retired from the NFL officially but there is a sense that he may have played his last game of football. The former Super Bowl-winning MVP did suit up for the New York Jets last season and showed that he still had some of the old nous. With Aaron Rodgers getting injured in the first drive of the season, maybe the Jets can look at him again.

#5 - Nick Foles

Talking about Carson Wentz as a Super Bowl champion means acknowledging that it was Nick Foles who finally got them over the hurdle and was the MVP in that game.

He has had a nomadic existence since that period but he could still be a good backup if the coaching fit is right. Much like Carson Wentz, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Doug Pederson might not be the worst option.

#6 - Trevor Siemian

Trevor Siemian was last seen on the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad but has since been released. He is more than a solid backup, who was also on the Denver Broncos squad that won Super Bowl 50.

Over the years, he had accumulated more than 7,000 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, 28 interceptions and a career 81.1 passer rating. That is not a record to be sniffed at when a backup quarterback is looked at.

#7 - Bryce Perkins

Bryce Perkins also has experience as a backup quarterback and has won a Super Bowl recently sitting behind Matthew Stafford for the Los Angeles Rams. While he will not be in any position to command a starting job, someone with a championship pedigree as a backup and playing under Sean McVay can be an enticing combination.

#8 - EJ Perry

If the other quarterbacks on this list have NFL experience as starters or backups, EJ Perry has the most recent resume in terms of playing. He has played for the Michigan Panthers in the USFL, meaning he is most likely to be match ready compared to anyone else.

#9 - Jake Luton

Jake Luton has been another steady backup quarterback for most of his NFL career since entering the league in 2020. He has had two stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars during that period.

Another team he has played for is the Seattle Seahawks. Given the redemption arc they gave to Geno Smith last season, maybe there is a chance there for Jake Luton there again as well.

#10 - Chase Garbers

Chase Garbers might not have the experience of other quarterbacks on this list but he is the youngest among them and has experience backing up starters with the Las Vegas Raiders last season. Maybe, they should want to resign him given the doubts surrounding Jimmy Garoppolo's health.

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#HelmetHornsMatter

“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.

“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood