Going into Week 3, five starting quarterbacks have already been injured, with New York Giants star Jaxson Dart out for the regular season.With the rash of injuries at the most important position in sports, Steinberg said it’s paramount that teams have multiple options.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."It's a real problem, which is why I always think that teams that don't keep three quarterbacks are making a mistake, because the likelihood is that the starting quarterback will be hurt at some point," Steinberg told OutKick in a recent interview.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEJayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders looks on before being carted off the field after sustaining an injury against the Dallas Cowboys in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sept.
20, 2026.(Stacy Revere/Getty Images)The famed agent said that teams that have only two quarterbacks on the roster, like the Giants did with Dart and backup Jameis Winston, leave themselves exposed.
If Winston had gotten hurt after Dart did on Monday night, the Giants would not have had another quarterback on the active roster and would have been in further trouble.Now that Dart is hurt, the Giants are left scrambling to find a quality option behind Winston in the event the former Florida State star goes down while replacing Dart.Steinberg noted that with the salary cap, it’s harder for teams to invest heavily in the backup quarterback position because starting quarterback salaries are ballooning.While it may be difficult to have multiple quality backups, Steinberg warned that teams that don’t have them leave themselves in a dangerous position."You have bigger, stronger defensive players on the line who can inflict all sorts of harm on the quarterback.
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