Backup QB Winning Praise

It isn’t easy being the backup QB in New England.  Tom Brady doesn’t exactly miss games.  He’s as close to an automatic start as anyone in the NFL, and the position of “backup quarterback for the New England Patriots” is often ridiculed as the job of a glorified clipboard holder and play-caller.  However, this is professional football, and things happen.  And though the backup QBs in Boston have not been called recently, there is nothing stopping them from having to play at the drop of a hat.  With that in mind, backup quarterback Matt Gutierrez takes his job very seriously.

At this point, Gutierrez is the third-string quarterback for the Pats, which means that even if (God forbid) Tom Brady couldn’t go, he would have to continue to stand on the sidelines and watch some other backup take the spotlight.  But that doesn’t stop Gutierrez from being the first one on the field for every practice - not to mention the last one to leave.  This type of dedication does not go unnoticed by the coaching staff.  Don’t be surprised if you see Gutierrez making a contribution somewhere very soon in the NFL.

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