NFL QB tenures: Who has played the longest with current team?
The quarterback-go-round was in high gear this offseason, with Tom Brady heading from New England to Tampa Bay, Philip Rivers going from the Chargers to Indianapolis, and Cam Newton heading from Carolina up to New England to replace Brady.
The top two picks in the 2015 draft packed their bags and moved, with Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston heading to NFC South rival New Orleans, and Marcus Mariota going from Tennessee to the newly minted Las Vegas Raiders.
Nick Foles, once Super Bowl MVP for Philadelphia, was traded from Jacksonville to Chicago, and former Baltimore fixture Joe Flacco signed a free-agent deal with the New York Jets.
Teddy Bridgewater, who went from the Saints to the Panthers, finally will get a chance to establish himself as a starter (which was happening in Minnesota before his gruesome knee injury.)
SoFi Stadium, the NFL’s crown jewel, was the the culmination of Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s vision and the NFL’s desire to return to the L.A. market.
LONGEST TENURES
When quarterbacks joined their current team (through 2018):
Ben Roethlisberger (PIT) 2004
Aaron Rodgers (GB) 2005
Drew Brees (NO) 2006
Matt Ryan (ATL) 2008
Matthew Stafford (DET) 2009
Russell Wilson (SEA) 2012
Derek Carr (LV) 2014
Jared Goff (LAR) 2016
Carson Wentz (PHI) 2016
Dak Prescott (DAL) 2016
Jimmy Garoppolo (SF) 2017
Patrick Mahomes (KC) 2017
Deshaun Watson (HOU) 2017
Kirk Cousins (MIN) 2018
Alex Smith (WAS) 2018
Baker Mayfield (CLE) 2018
Sam Darnold (NYJ) 2018
Josh Allen (BUF) 2018
Lamar Jackson (BAL) 2018
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