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J.J. McCarthy lost the starting competition to Kyler Murray, but is the former No. 10 overall pick now at risk of yielding the backup job to veteran Carson Wentz? Last week's rough outing against the Ravens' backups certainly didn't help McCarthy's cause.

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McCarthy risks losing backup QB job to Carson Wentz after poor preseason showing.

The former No. 10 overall pick lost the starting competition to Kyler Murray and now faces risk of yielding the backup job to veteran Carson Wentz; his rough outing against the Ravens' backups in preseason certainly didn't help his cause.

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