After choosing to promote quarterback Davis Webb from the practice squad as a standard gameday elevation, the Giants are reportedly expected to start Webb behind center, according to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post.
The announcement points to the likely possibility that, with nothing to play for, the Giants will rest critical starters and veterans as they head into the postseason locked into the NFC’s No. 6 seed.
The announcement that Webb was being elevated for the game led many to believe starters like quarterback Daniel Jones may be rested for part of the game, but the more recent report all but guarantees that belief. Jones, running back Saquon Barkley, defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, and likely several others should be expected to sit for most, if not all, of the matchup in Philadelphia Sunday.
Webb has come full circle back to the team that drafted him in the third round back in 2017. Despite bouncing between the other New York franchises in New Jersey and Buffalo for the past four years and routinely finding time on the active rosters, Webb has never thrown a pass in an NFL regular season contest.
His only NFL action came last year when he was brought in for Bills quarterback Josh Allen to take a knee in a blow-out win over the Jets. His first passes tomorrow will be his first in the pros.
There had been reports that the Dolphins had attempted to poach Webb off of the Giants practice squad to back up Skylar Thompson in Miami’s season finale against the Jets with Teddy Bridgewater questionable coming into the weekend, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
In the end, though, Webb made the decision to stay in New York and is expected to be rewarded for his decision with his first NFL start and his first NFL pass.
