With the potential for Gardner Minshew to miss his first start since assuming temporary control of the position, the Jaguars are giving first-team reps this week to backup Joshua “Josh” Dobbs.
Dobbs, a former starter at the University of Tennessee, has very little pro experience. He was drafted by the Steelers in 2017, and was placed on the 3rd string behind Ben Roethlisberger and Landry Jones.
In 2018, he appeared in 5 games for the Steelers, going 6/12, 43 yards, 0 TDs and 1 INT.
In 2019, the Steelers traded him to Jacksonville thinking they were set at QB with Mason Rudolph. While Dobbs may not start, the high number of sacks could cause Minshew even more harm. Jacksonville has given up 10 sacks in their last 4 games, so Dobbs will be on standby.
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