New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito will become the 10th rookie QB to start a game in the NFL this season when he does so against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the most in a single campaign since 1950 (excluding 1987 when there was a player strike). Here’s what you need to know:
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NFL starting QBs haven’t been this young in 60 years. Here’s what it could mean
The trend is younger QBs
NFL starting quarterbacks in Week 1 were younger by average age than any opening-week starters since 1957, and that average included 39-year-old Aaron Rodgers, subsequently injured. The league in recent seasons has watched a long list of veteran quarterbacks retire: Carson Palmer, Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan and Tom Brady. Throw in the usual injuries, plus maybe a couple unusual ones, and here we are, with an even younger group of players at the position. — Mike Sando, senior writer
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