http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...er-jaguars-qb-blake-bortles-set-to-visit-rams
Two days later and roughly 3,000 miles away,
Blake Bortles seems to have found himself a suitor.
Bortles, who
was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday, is scheduled to visit the
Los Angeles Rams on Monday, NFL Network's Michael Silver reported, per a team source, on Friday evening.
The former first-round pick could be a veteran backup for starter
Jared Goff.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2014
NFL Draft by the
Jaguars, Bortles went 24-49 as a starter in Jacksonville. He's coming off a forgettable season in 2018 in which he was 3-9 as a first-stringer with 2,718 yards passing, 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Still, he's a quarterback with five years of starting experience who helped the
Jaguars to the AFC Championship Game in 2017, which is a fine resume for any reserve QB.
Goff started all 16 games during the
Rams' run to the
Super Bowl, throwing all but seven of the team's passes in 2018. Punter
Johnny Hekker tossed four passes and backup QB
Sean Mannion threw three.
Mannion is now a free agent. Currently, the
Rams' only other quarterback on the roster is
Brandon Allen, who coincidentally is also a former
Jaguars draft pick.
So Bortles might be heading to a title contender.
Perhaps it's fitting. Bortles was released by Jacksonville after it signed former
Super Bowl MVP
Nick Foles and now he might be backing up the quarterback of the
Super Bowl runner-up.