Arizona Cardinals: Jacoby Brissett
This will be Brissett's 11th year in the NFL. It's his 2nd year with the Arizona Cardinals. He took over the starting spot after an injury to Kyler Murray halfway through the season last year.
Atlanta Falcons: Tua Tagovailoa
This will be Tagovailoa's 7th NFL season. It's his first season with the Falcons after spending his entire NFL career with Miami up to this point.
Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson
This will be Jackson's ninth season in the NFL and with the Ravens.
Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen
This will be Josh Allen's 9th season in the NFL. He has spent his entire career with Buffalo.
Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young
This will be Bryce's 4th season in the NFL. He has spent his entire NFL career with Carolina.
Chicago Bears: Caleb Williams
This is Caleb Williams's 3rd season in the NFL and with the Bears.
Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow
This will be Burrow's 7th season in the NFL and with the Bengals.
Cleveland Browns: Deshaun Watson
This will be Deshaun Watson's 10th season in the NFL and his 5th with the Browns. He spent his first 5 years in the NFL with the Houston Texans.
Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott
The 2026 NFL season will be Prescott's 11th overall and with the Cowboys. He's still one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the league.
Denver Broncos: Bo Nix
This will be Bo Nix's 3rd season with the Broncos and overall in the NFL.
Detroit Lions: Jared Goff
This is Jared Goff's 11th overall season in the NFL. This will be his 6th season with the Lions. He previously spent his first 5 seasons with the LA Rams.
Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love
This season will be Love's 7th overall season in the NFL and with the Packers.
Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud
This will be Stroud's 4th season overall in the NFL and with the Houston Texans.
Indianapolis Colts: Daniel Jones
This will be Daniel Jones's 8th season in the NFL and his second season with the Colts. He was previously with the Giants for 6 seasons.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence
This will be Lawrence's 6th season in the NFL and with the Jaguars.
Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes
This season will be Patrick Mahomes's 10th season in the NFL. He has spent his entire career with Kansas City.
Las Vegas Raiders: Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins has one of the longest active careers in the NFL: 15 years. This will be his first season with the Las Vegas Raiders. Prior to that, he spent 2 seasons with the Falcons. Before his stint in Atlanta, he was with the Vikings for 6 years. He began his career at Washington and played for them for 6 years
Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Herbert
This will be Herbert's 7th season in the NFL and with the Chargers.
Los Angeles Rams: Matthew Stafford
Stafford is another QB who has a very long active NFL career. Overall, this will be his 18th season in the NFL. This will be his 6th season with the Rams. Before that, he had a 12-year career with Detroit (a length of time that many other players retire after). But Stafford keeps on trucking!
Miami Dolphins: Malik Willis
This will be Willis's 5th season in the NFL. He previously spent 2 seasons each, first, with the Tennessee Titans and then with the Green Bay Packers. This will be his first season with the Dolphins.
Minnesota Vikings: Kyler Murray
This will be Murray's first season with the Vikings, after having previously spent 7 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.
New England Patriots: Drake Maye
This will be Maye's 3rd overall season in the NFL and his 3rd with the Patriots.
New Orleans Saints: Tyler Shough
This will be Shough's 2nd season in the NFL and with the Saints. He was initially the backup to Spencer Rattler, though he took over the starting role later in the season after poor performances from Rattler.
New York Giants: Jaxson Dart
This will be Dart's 2nd season in the NFL, as well as his second season with the Giants.
New York Jets: Geno Smith
This will be Geno Smith's 14th season in the NFL. This will be his 5th season with the Jets, where he started his NFL career (but his first season back since 2016). His longest tenure was 6 seasons with the Seahawks from 2019 to 2024. He arrives in New York after a single season in Las Vegas.
Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Hurts
This will be Jalen's 7th season in the NFL and with the Eagles.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Aaron Rodgers
This will be Aaron Rodgers's 22nd overall season in the NFL (the longest of any active quarterback). He's best known for his 18-season stint in Green Bay. This will be his second season with the Steelers.
San Francisco 49ers: Brock Purdy
This will be Brock Purdy's 5th season in the NFL and with the 49ers.
Seattle Seahawks: Sam Darnold
This will be Sam Darnold's 9th overall season in the NFL and his second with the Seahawks. His longest stint with a franchise was his first 3 years with the NY Jets.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield
This will be Baker Mayfield's 9th season in the NFL and the 4th with Tampa Bay.
Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward
This will be Cam Ward's 2nd season in the NFL and with the Titans.
Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels
This will be Jayden Daniels's 3rd season in the NFL. He has spent his entire career with the Commanders.
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Ron Winkler
Last Updated: September 07, 2026