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ArticleNFLN: Giants considering vet QB addition, with Garoppolo, McCarthy among target...Captured September 27, 2026
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backup QBs Justin Fields, Mac Jones, J.J. McCarthy and Gardner Minshew... Fields and McCarthy lost their starting gigs over the last 12 months due to poor play and/or injury

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McCarthy a Giants target; lost starting role over past 12 months.

Listed as a possible backup QB target for the Giants; described as a younger former first-rounder and starter who has fallen out of favor and lost his starting gig over the last 12 months due to poor play and/or injury.

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