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Jalen Milroe QB | SEA
Seahawks' Jalen Milroe: Set for usual role as emergency QB
Milroe (coach's decision) is inactive and serving as Seattle's emergency third quarterback in Sunday's Week 14 matchup versus Atlanta, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Seattle has consistently deployed Milroe as the emergency QB on game days, though he can enter Sunday's contest only if both Sam Darnold and Drew Lock are forced to exit due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Josh Johnson QB | WAS
Commanders' Josh Johnson: Emergency QB for Week 14
Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings but will serve as the Commanders' emergency third quarterback.
Johnson has served as the Commanders' backup quarterback behind Marcus Mariota for the past three games, but the former will revert to the QB3 role due to the return of Jayden Daniels (left elbow). As the emergency QB3, Johnson will be permitted to see the field Sunday only in the event that both Daniels and Mariota were to leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Connor Bazelak QB | TB
Buccaneers' Connor Bazelak: Working as emergency QB again
Bazelak (coach's decision) is inactive and serving as Tampa Bay's emergency third QB against the Saints in Week 14, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Bazelak will be Tampa Bay's emergency third QB for the second straight week after signing to the active roster Nov. 29. Starting QB Baker Mayfield continues to manage a shoulder injury, so Bazelak provides the Bucs with some insurance in case both Mayfield and backup Teddy Bridgewater are forced to exit Sunday's clash due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Zach Wilson QB | MIA
Dolphins' Zach Wilson: Active for Week 14
Wilson (illness) is active for Sunday's matchup against the Jets.
Wilson was added to the injury report Saturday due to an illness and was deemed questionable for Sunday. However, the veteran quarterback is feeling well enough to suit up against the team that drafted him second overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Wilson will once again serve as Tua Tagovailoa's backup in Week 14.
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Quinn Ewers QB | MIA
Dolphins' Quinn Ewers: Emergency QB3 for Week 14
Ewers (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Jets but will serve as the Dolphins' emergency third quarterback.
As the emergency QB3, Ewers is not allowed to see the field Sunday unless both Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson were to leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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John Wolford QB | MIN
Vikings' John Wolford: Serving as emergency QB in Week 14
Wolford (coach's decision) is inactive and will be Minnesota's emergency third quarterback against Washington on Sunday, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports.
Wolford was elevated to the active roster last weekend and worked as Minnesota's No. 2 QB with J.J. McCarthy (concussion) sidelined. The Vikings then signed Wolford to the active roster Saturday, but with McCarthy out of concussion protocol, the former is inactive against the Commanders. In order for Wolford to be eligible to take the field Sunday, both McCarthy and No. 2 QB Max Brosmer would need to exit the contest due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Jake Browning QB | CIN
Bengals' Jake Browning: Emergency QB for Week 14
Browning (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills but will serve as the Bengals' emergency third quarterback.
Browning will serve as the Bengals' emergency QB3 behind Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco for a second consecutive game. As such, Browning is prohibited from seeing the field Sunday unless both Burrow and Flacco leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Zach Wilson QB | MIA
Dolphins' Zach Wilson: Questionable with illness
Wilson (illness) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jets, Alain Poupart of SI.com reports.
Wilson was promoted to the No. 2 QB behind Tua Tagovailoa on Oct. 26, but a sudden illness means the quarterback may not be able to suit up against his former team. If Wilson's immune system is unable to fight off the sickness before Sunday's game, Quinn Ewers would serve as Tagovailoa's backup for the second time this season.
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Deshaun Watson QB | CLE
Browns' Deshaun Watson: Unlikely to play this season
Watson (Achilles) isn't expected to play at any point this season, but Cleveland plans to keep the veteran quarterback on its roster in 2026, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Watson was designated for return from the PUP list Wednesday and logged a trio of limited practices this week. While Watson's presence at practice seems to indicate that the 2017 first-round draft pick has reached the final stage in his recovery from a re-ruptured right Achilles tendon, the Browns appear content to keep him out of games amid a season in which they've relied primarily on rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders to handle quarterback duties. Though Cleveland is leaning toward keeping Watson around for next season, that doesn't necessarily mean he'll reclaim a starting role. Schefter notes that money is part of the reason why the Browns expect Watson back, and also indicates that the team values his veteran presence around the rookie signal-callers. The Browns would incur a dead-cap salary charge of close to $135 million if Watson were released before June 1 and a $53 million charge if he were designated as a post-June 1 cut.
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Brady Cook QB | NYJ
Jets' Brady Cook: Signs with New York
The Jets signed Cook to the active roster Saturday, Susanna Weir and Eric Allen of the team's official site report.
With Justin Fields (knee) ruled out, Cook will be the backup to Tyrod Taylor for Sunday's divisional contest with the Dolphins. The quarterback was elevated twice this season, once in Week 3 to be the backup to Taylor and once in Week 8 to be the backup to Fields.