Despite being healthy again, Gardner Minshew seems to have lost his place as Jacksonville Jaguars’ starting quarterback. And this isn’t sitting well with the 24-year-old Minshew.
Minshew returned from a thumb injury in late November, but Jags’ head coach Doug Marrone opted to give his confidence to veteran Mike Glennon in games against Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings.
According to Minshew, this turn of events was so frustrating for him that he ended up “begging” Marrone to let him play.
“It’s so frustrating,” said Minshew. “I pretty much went and begged before the Cleveland game to be able to play. It sucks, you know. There’s no way around it.”
However, Minshew added that despite his wish to be on the field, he will accept the backup up role if that helps the team.
Despite failing to win a game since being named Jags’ starter, Glennon delivered a pair of encouraging performances and kept his team close. Jacksonville lost to the Browns by just two points, while they went to overtime with the Vikings.
The 2020 NFL season supposed to be an opportunity for Gardner Minshew to show the franchise that he can be a long-time starter on the quarterback position. And while Minshew was solid when on the field, he failed to produce wins and make improvements in his game.
In his seven starts this year, Minshew completed 65.9 of his passes while throwing for 1,855 yards, 13 touchdowns, and five interceptions.
