For the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback position, it’s next man up, next man up again and then next man up one more time.
Head coach Sean Payton will start a fourth quarterback of the 2021 NFL season in a Week 16 ESPN “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Miami Dolphins.
First-stringer Jameis Winston, expected to succeed franchise legend and future Hall of Famer Drew Brees, suffered a torn ACL on Oct. 31. Trevor Siemian started for the next month, and Taysom Hill had started from Weeks 13-15.
Both Siemian and Hill tested positive for COVID-19 last week and are out Monday.
That leaves the Saints down to their latest option: Ian Book.
Who is Ian Book?
As the Saints prepared for a future without Brees, they targeted the 2021 NFL draft as an option to build depth. The opportunity presented itself in the fourth round (133rd) overall with Book still on the board.
Book was…
