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Quarterback is undoubtedly the most important position in the NFL, and the teams that don’t have elite signal-callers are searching for them. This is why, for all but the league’s best quarterbacks, job security can be fleeting.
Kirk Cousins, for example, could be entering his final campaign with the Minnesota Vikings, despite making three Pro Bowls in five seasons with the franchise. He’ll be a free agent next offseason and doesn’t expect to have contract talks until then.
“I think we’ll probably talk about the contract next March,” Cousins said, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. “Until then, [we’ll] just focus on this season and the job to do right now.”
Cousins has shown flashes of being very good, but “very good” isn’t quite enough in today’s NFL. Ultimately, teams opt to move on in the search for greatness.
Below, we’ll examine six quarterbacks who are the most likely to change teams in 2024. We’ll look specifically at projected Week 1 starters or quarterbacks expected to compete for the starting job, while excluding placeholders for incoming rookies. We’ll also examine the individual reasons why each of them could be on the move in less than a year.