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Watch: Former Georgia QB Jake Fromm gets first NFL snaps

Fromm took the field on Friday night for the first time since the 2020 Sugar Bowl.

Former Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm got the first snaps of his NFL career on Friday night in the Buffalo Bills 16-15 preseason win over the Detroit Lions.

Buffalo drafted Fromm in the 5th round of the 2020 draft after a productive career at Georgia where he helped lead the Bulldogs to an SEC Championship appearance, 2017 SEC Championship title, 2018 Rose Bowl playoff win and a national championship appearance.

Last season, Fromm served as the Bills’ emergency quarterback incase of COVID-19 issues, which kept him away from the team for most of the last year.

Last night Fromm got to take the field for the first time in his young pro career and well, he impressed…

This 42 yard pass set up the Bills’ game-winning field goal. Fromm totaled 65 yards on 8 of 13 passing and took two sacks but looked in-control in his first game appearance since the 2020 Sugar Bowl.

Fromm took to Twitter after the game:

Fromm finished his illustrious career in Athens as the second all-time leader in passing touchdowns (78) and fourth in passing yards (8,224).

The Fromm stat that stands out the most – he maintained a perfect record in the SEC East over his three seasons except for South Carolina in 2019, that includes a spotless 3-0 record over the Gators from Gainesville.

You can catch Fromm and the Bills in another preseason matchup on Saturday, Aug. 21 as they take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

 

 

 

Former UGA signal callerJake Fromm battling for Bills backup QB position

Former Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm is trying to secure the Buffalo Bills backup quarterback position. Details here

The Buffalo Bills have a decision to make at backup quarterback. Former Georgia star Jake Fromm or NFL vet Matt Barkley?

Before Fromm was drafted out of Georgia in the fifth-round of last year’s draft, the Bills kept only two quarterbacks on their roster since 2018, star starter Josh Allen and eight-year vet Matt Barkley.

If Fromm did enough in year one to prove he can take over backup duties, it makes sense for the Bills to let Barkley go and let Fromm grow into the role, especially when you consider the fact that Barkley is scheduled to become a free agent on March 17 if he isn’t resigned by then.

It also would be much cheaper for the Bills to keep only Fromm and as defending AFC East champions, Buffalo will want as much flexibility with their pay roll as possible to make a title run.

Fromm helped lead Georgia to an SEC Championship, Rose Bowl win and a national championship appearance in 2017, earning SEC Freshman of the Year honors on top of being named Freshmen All-American.

Fromm left Athens ranked third on Georgia’s all-time passing yards list (5,376) behind Aaron Murray and David Greene and is ranked first in career completion percentage at 64.9% and is the winningest quarterback in Georgia football history (24-5).

 

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