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New York Giants Head Coach Pat Shurmur Hints at Who Will Back Up Eli Manning

According to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur is hinting at Alex Tanney being the team’s backup quarterback in Week 1 vs the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pat Shurmur was asked about his backup QB this week. He said there’s a desire for a veteran. Well, Alex Tanney has been in NFL since 2012. Kyle Lauletta is a rookie. #Giants

— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) September 5, 2018

Raanan states that Shurmur has a “desire” to have a veteran quarterback as his QB2 behind Eli Manning.