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Goff won't travel with the Rams to Honolulu for Saturday's preseason game against the Cowboys, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Goff, Todd Gurley and the majority of Rams starters will stay behind in Los Angeles, leaving the reserves to vie for potential roles on the 53-man roster. In Goff's place, backup Blake Bortles should get the starting nod, but it wouldn't surprise if Brandon Allen and John Wolford get most of the work under center. As for the rest of the exhibition slate, Goff isn't expected to make an appearance until the regular season.

Rudolph said he will start Saturday's preseason game against Kansas City, Ed Bouchette of The Athletic reports.

Joshua Dobbs started the preseason opener against Tampa Bay, completing five of eight passes for 85 yards and adding 44 yards on two carries, though he also took two sacks and had an interception wiped out by a penalty. Rudolph enjoyed a much cleaner performance, completing five of eight passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns, without any sacks or turnovers. The two quarterbacks will continue their battle for the No. 2 job.

Garoppolo was intercepted on five consecutive snaps Wednesday at practice, Grant Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports.

Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area notes that Garoppolo rebounded at the end of practice with some nice throws in the red zone and two-minute drill. Coach Kyle Shanahan didn't sound too worried about the ugly day for his starting quarterback, noting that Garoppolo will have plenty of time to work out of his slump before Week 1. This isn't the first report of the 27-year-old struggling at training camp, but all will be forgotten if he handles himself well in preseason appearances. It isn't yet clear if Garoppolo will get the start in Monday's exhibition against Denver.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Rodgers and the other starters will play "a quarter or so" in Thursday's preseason game at Baltimore, Jason Wilde of The Wisconsin State Journal reports.

The Packers used Geronimo Allison and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in their preseason opener, while Rodgers, Aaron Jones, Davante Adams and Jimmy Graham were held out. There's no guarantee they all play Thursday, but it at least seems Rodgers will be out there to start the game. He's surrounded by most of the same players from last season, with LaFleur and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett representing the major changes.

Keenum will start Thursday's preseason contest against the Bengals, Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post reports.

With Colt McCoy again ruled out for exhibition action due to lingering effects from his broken right fibula, Keenum is closing in on securing the starting quarterback gig for Week 1, according to Rick Snider of The Washington Post. Keenum didn't exactly light it up in the first exhibition last week, completing four of nine passes for 60 yards and one touchdown. Nonetheless, Keenum's veteran status appears to be more favorable in coach Jay Gruden's mind than trotting out 2019 first-round pick Dwayne Haskins to begin the season.

Coach Jay Gruden confirmed that McCoy (foot/leg) won't play in Thursday's preseason game versus the Bengals, Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post reports.

McCoy is still dealing with the residual effects of his fractured right fibula from the end of last season, which hasn't allowed him to practice much in training camp or suit up for the Redskins' first two exhibitions. If the starting quarterback race turns into Case Keenum versus Dwayne Haskins, the former likely has a leg up in light of his veteran status, at least to begin the campaign. The preceding is assuming McCoy remains in recovery mode, as he tops the team's most recent depth chart.

Beathard (thumb) participated in Wednesday's practice, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Beathard suffered a thumb injury during Saturday's game against the Cowboys, the severity of which kept him sidelined during Tuesday's practice. The third-year quarterback managed to return Wednesday, and will resume competing for the No. 2 quarterback role with Nick Mullens.

Trubisky wants to continue playing in preseason games but may not get another chance to do so, Nathan Smith of the Bears' official site reports. "It's not up to me," Trubisky said, regarding his preseason usage. "And I definitely believe in the big picture and whatever coach [Matt Nagy] believes in."

Trubisky handed off three times on three snaps in Chicago's preseason opener before turning things over to backups Chase Daniel and Tyler Bray. After the game, Nagy hinted at resting his starter for the remainder of the exhibition slate, believing Trubisky's work in practice is sufficient to get him ready for Week 1. A few reports have suggested that Trubisky is having a tough time against the star-studded Bears defense at training camp, but Nagy says his quarterback is "way past" where he was at the same time last year, per Tom Pelissero of NFL.com.

Keenum has emerged as the favorite to start for the Redskins in Week 1 against the Eagles, Rick Snider of The Washington Post reports.

With Colt McCoy (foot/leg) struggling in practice and now in danger of missing a second straight preseason game, Keenum and Dwayne Haskins are getting some extra opportunities. Washington still has McCoy listed in the top spot on the depth chart, but his absence left Keenum as the clear choice to start in last week's preseason opener against Cleveland. The 31-year-old completed four of nine passes for 60 yards and a touchdown, while Haskins went 8-for-14 for 117 yards but also tossed a pair of interceptions. Craig Hoffman of 106-7 The Fan Washington agrees that Keenum has taken a lead in the three-way battle to start Week 1.

McCoy (foot/leg) is still sore and isn't likely to play in Thursday's preseason game against the Bengals, Craig Hoffman of 106.7 The Fan reports.

Hoffman also relays that McCoy had an ugly week of practice prior to being held out of last week's preseason opener against Cleveland. Washington's depth chart still has McCoy in the No. 1 spot at quarterback, but that seems to be a matter of deferring to a familiar veteran rather than a realistic prediction about which player has the best odds to start the regular-season opener. McCoy's continued struggles with foot and leg injuries have freed up extra practice reps for Dwayne Haskins and Case Keenum, with the latter now holding an edge for the Week 1 job, according to both Hoffman and Rick Snider of The Washington Post.