Jalon Daniels will start tonight for Bucs with chance to secure No. 2 QB job
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Key Points:
- Jalon Daniels will start and play at least the first half of tonight’s preseason finale against Jacksonville as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers evaluate their backup quarterback options.
- Daniels, an undrafted rookie from Kansas, is competing to be the backup to starter Baker Mayfield.
- In recent preseason games, Daniels has performed strongly, completing 19 of 20 passes for 182 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions, and has also scored a rushing touchdown.
- He led the Bucs to come-from-behind victories against the Jets and Chiefs in the past two weeks.
- Daniels took most of the reps in the Buccaneers’ seven-on-seven drills following Mayfield, indicating the team’s interest in his development.
