{
  "id": 7065551,
  "title": "Jaguars Add New QB for Week 1 vs. Browns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/jaguars-add-new-qb-for-week-1-vs-browns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T05:16:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jaguars-add-qb-week-1-051644759.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 12, 2026, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced that quarterback Nick Mullens would be elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for their Week 1 game against the Cleveland Browns. This move comes after the team traded for quarterback Quinn Ewers from the Miami Dolphins in the preseason, with the expectation that Ewers would emerge as Trevor Lawrence's backup. However, Ewers has only been with the team for two weeks, making Mullens a more reliable option as backup. Mullens, who was the Jaguars' backup last season, knows the offense and has a career completion rate of 66.0%. While he has a 5-15 record as a starter and has only made five starts in his career, his familiarity with the offense makes him a solid choice as a backup in case of injury to Lawrence.",
  "summary": "The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ roster on Sunday will include a quarterback who wasn’t on the active roster a few days ago. He’s a familiar face, though, as the Jags make sense of their depth chart behind Trevor Lawrence. The move was announced Saturday: QB Nick Mullens will be on the gameday roster. It’s the first of […] The post Jaguars Add New QB for Week 1 vs. Browns appeared first on HEAVY.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}