Ryan Poles confirms rumor about quarterback this offseason

During Poles’ media session on Tuesday, the general manager confirmed the rumor when asked about Bagent. He told the media that the team has taken calls on the backup quarterback.

“We anticipated that. Just because of the environment. I think if you piece and kind of do an overlay of the draft and free agency, we anticipated that someone like Tyson would get interest. We’ve gotten a few calls there. Obviously, the tough thing is what Ben thinks about Tyson, what I think about Tyson and what our locker room thinks about Tyson, that’s a really tough decision for us. But for Tyson as well, I think he would have the opportunity to go and perform for a team and do some really good things.”

A lot will go into the decision. There are key factors like the compensation involved, the teams involved, is it best to move Bagent or is he too valuable as a backup? That’s a decision that will not only be on Poles but also will have insight from Johnson as well.

In three seasons, Bagent has appeared in 12 games and made four starts. All four of those starts came in his rookie year as he was an undrafted free agent. He’s thrown for 917 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions.

For now, it’s all rumors but there is serious interest in terms of at least a few teams getting involved.