4 backup QBs Bengals should target in 2020 NFL free agency

Here are some free agents the Bengals should target.

Blake Bortles

Dec 1, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Blake Bortles (5) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Bortles, the third pick in 2014, never worked out over the course of five years in Jacksonville. But he spent last season with Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams, so if Taylor gets a good word, he could be the move.

It’s no secret Bortles was a bust and he sits on a sub .60-percent career completion percentage with 103 touchdowns and 75 picks. But if McVay liked him in a backup role, Taylor might too.

Besides the fit, Bortles is only 27 and can impart some wisdom on a rookie when it comes to life in the NFL while attempting to resssurct a downtrodden franchise as a top-five pick and the expectations that come along with it.

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