Carolina Panthers backup quarterback Garrett Gilbert hasn’t actually sweated in his game day jersey in almost a year.
In a 2017 preseason game against Pittsburgh in late August, Gilbert, then the third-string quarterback behind Cam Newton and Derek Anderson, had 17 pass attempts (he completed 12) and 99 yards.
It wasn’t extraordinarily memorable. Most third-string action isn’t.
But now, Gilbert has a chance to be “the guy behind Cam Newton,” which, in preseason language, means “The Guy.”
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The Panthers did not re-sign Anderson, the longtime backup, this spring, instead bringing in former Houston backup Taylor Heinicke and undrafted free agent rookie Kyle Allen.