Not up to two weeks later being traded to Arizona, Joshua Dobbs is anticipated to be the Cardinals’ inauguration quarterback for the crew’s season-opener towards the Washington Commanders, according to NFL Media. 

The 28-year-old longtime supplementary was once traded from Cleveland to Arizona on Aug. 24 in change for a 2024 seventh-round select. Dobbs is anticipated to begin in peace of Kyler Murray, who will start the season at the Cardinals’ bodily not able to accomplish record as he continues to recuperate from a torn ACL that was once sustained extreme December. 

Dobbs was once a 2018 fourth-round select of the Pittsburgh Steelers following a embellished faculty occupation at Tennessee that incorporated a 3-0 report in bowl video games. Dobbs, who won his level from Tennessee in Aerospace Engineering, has had more than one externships at NASA throughout his hour within the NFL. 

Age he’s a valid rocket scientist, Dobbs’ NFL occupation has but to start out with regards to getting prolonged taking part in hour. He tried 17 passes throughout his first 5 NFL seasons prior to he won his first two occupation usual season begins extreme season for the Titans. The Titans misplaced each video games day Dobbs finished a blended 58.8 p.c of his passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Dobbs additionally ran for 44 yards on 8 carries in the ones video games. 

Dobbs has a number of remarkable ability avid gamers to paintings with in Arizona, together with former 1,000-yard receiver Marquise Brown, former Steelers teammate and two-time Professional Bowl operating again James Conner and three-time Professional Bowl tight finish Zach Ertz, who lately praised his fresh inauguration quarterback. 

“He’s got a really good grasp of this offense,” Ertz mentioned of Dobbs, by way of Yahoo Sports activities. “He has played it in the past, so him coming into the huddle and calling plays, calling the formations has been seamless so far.”