How to survive in NFL with a backup QB — and who has it

Nypost · Sep 25, 2026 · 138 words · By Ryan Dunleavy

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Imagine you are trying to follow an easy five-step recipe, only to discover that you don’t have some of the ingredients.

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What happened

Imagine you are trying to follow an easy five-step recipe, only to discover that you don’t have some of the ingredients.

Why it matters

To make matters worse, there is nowhere to acquire them for the next few months other than to overpay in a trade with a neighbor.

Common ground

What can you do other than hope there’s a way to make an edible dinner — chicken salad, anyone?

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: How to survive in NFL with a backup QB — and who has it?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the Giants’ Jameis Winston [is set to start this weekend]?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Giants’ Jameis Winston [is set to start this weekend]”

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The Guardian reports Jameis Winston has been named the Giants' starter, and Wikipedia confirms he is a quarterback for the New York Giants.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jameis Lanaed Winston ( JAY-miss; born January 6, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Winston played college football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameis_Winston

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants

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Claim 2: “Tyson Bagent [is the Bears'] No. 2”

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Wikipedia confirms Tyson Bagent is a quarterback for the Bears, but the provided evidence does not explicitly state his depth chart position as 'No. 2'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Chicago Bears' 107th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under the leadership of general manager Ryan Poles and their second under head coach Ben Johnson. The Be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Chicago_Bears_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shepherd Rams football program represents Shepherd University in college football at the NCAA Division II level in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Shepherd has played its home games at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd_Rams_football

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyson Jacob Bagent ( BAY-jənt; born June 8, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sheph…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Bagent

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Claim 3: “Case Keenum [is the Bears'] No. 3”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Case Keenum is the third-string quarterback on the Bears' depth chart.

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web search NEUTRAL — Casey Austin Keenum is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football for the Houston Cougars, where he became the NCAA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Keenum

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web search NEUTRAL — Case Keenum of the Chicago Bears celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles. Case Keenum is the third-string quarterback on the Bears' depth chart but passed for 247 yards in Chicago's win ove…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7643981/2026/09/30/bears-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — CHICAGO (AP) — Case Keenum was on target and on time all night long. It turns out the third-string quarterback for the Chicago Bears is pretty good, too. Keenum passed for two touchdowns in his first …
https://www.tsn.ca/nfl/article/keenum-impresses-in-first-sta…

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Claim 4: “Tyson Bagent [is in] concussion protocol”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about other people named Tyson; no mention of NFL concussion protocol for Tyson Bagent is present in the evidence.

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Claim 5: “the Seahawks’ Drew Lock plays a third straight game”

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Evidence confirms Drew Lock is a backup QB for the Seahawks and recently played a game against the Patriots, but there is no evidence confirming he has played in the previous two games or is playing a 'third straight'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Find news, video, standings, scores and schedule information for the Seattle Seahawks.
https://www.nfl.com/teams/seattle-seahawks/

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web search NEUTRAL — Seattle Seahawks Home: The official source of the latest Seahawks headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, stats, schedule, and gameday information.PHOTOS: Seahawks Lock In For Thursday's Pr…
https://www.seahawks.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Backup QB Drew Lock helped the Seahawks overcome a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Patriots on Wednesday night.It was a play Lock had never run in practice; on Wednesday, he did so to perfect…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7580937/2026/09/10/sam-darn…

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Claim 6: “the Commanders’ Marcus Mariota [is set to start this weekend]”

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While Wikipedia confirms Marcus Mariota is a quarterback for the Washington Commanders, there is no evidence in the provided text stating he is set to start this weekend.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Mariota

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Washington Commanders' 94th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the tandem of general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn. Despite a 3–2 star…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Athan Kaliakmanis ( AY-thən KAL-ee-ək-MAN-iss; born August 20, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Kaliakmanis p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athan_Kaliakmanis

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Claim 7: “the Bears’ No. 2 Tyson Bagent (concussion protocol) or No. 3 Case Keenum [is set to start this weekend]”

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Multiple web search results discuss the dilemma between Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum as potential starters for the Bears this week.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Robert McMahon Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the Chicago B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McMahon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vincent Tobias Evans (born June 14, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Evans

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.