Blake Bortles

Bortles, the third overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, played five seasons in Jacksonville before playing one year with the Rams and bouncing around practice squads over the past couple seasons. An erratic, risk-taking passer, Bortles was a top-10 fantasy quarterback in 2015 on the strength of 35 touchdowns (along with 18 picks) and more than 4,400 passing yards. He helped lead the Jaguars to the 2017 AFC title game, nearly pulling up a stunning upset against the Patriots. No QB threw more interceptions than Bortles from 2014 to 2018. Fantasy players will be forever grateful to Bortles for fueling Allen Robinson's wildly productive 1,400 yards, 14-touchdown 2015 season. 

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Bortles requested his release and the team obliged after bringing on journeyman Andy Dalton as Jameis Winston's backup. With strong links to new Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett, look for Denver to enter the Bortles sweepstakes in the coming weeks. Bortles has completed 59.3 percent of his NFL passes for 103 touchdowns and 75 interceptions over six years. 

With Taysom Will and Trevor Siemian on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Bortles should serve as the backup for Ian Book this week against the Dolphins. Book is only startable in deep superflex formats. 

The team activated Kurt Beknert from the practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list in a corresponding move. Bortles was brought in as an emergency backup to Jordan Love when both Benkert and Aaron Rodgers were on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Bortles will wait at the ready for a similar situation to arise for the remainder of the year.