A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Per the wire, the Steelers hosted five players for workouts on Tuesday, including QB Jason Bean. Pittsburgh also worked out QB Tanner Mordecai, WR Elijah Cooks, WR Cole Burgess, and WR Cornell Powell.
The Titans worked out five players on Tuesday, per the NFL transaction wire. The full list includes: QB Jason Bean WR Mac Dalena DB Joaquin Davis CB Kemon Hall WR Hal Presley Bean, 25, played at North Texas before transferring to Kansas.
This weekend was the third and final week of the NFL Preseason, and for some, one last shot to show they belong on an NFL Week 1 roster. This applied to a couple of former Kansas football players — Jason Bean, Quentin Skinner, and Luke Grimm — and for the most part, they seized their opportunity.
Jason Bean made another NFL moment on Saturday, taking the field for the Colts in a preseason matchup against Green Bay. But it wasn’t his throws or stat line that went viral.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Per his agent Brett Tessler, the Colts are signing QB Jason Bean to a futures deal for the 2025 season. Bean, 25, played at North Texas before transferring to Kansas.
Bean is back! As the impressive rookie undrafted free agent QB out of Kansas is coming back to the Colts practice squad! According to his representation,
The Indianapolis Colts have concluded their 2024 preseason and are commencing with roster cuts before the deadline. One of the best stories from the preseason was quarterback Jason Bean out of Kansas.
Bean Magic! Colts undrafted rookie Jason Bean made the most of his opportunity as a dual-threat preseason passer. According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football,
The Indianapolis Colts entered Training Camp with a relatively thin undrafted free agent class. With only seven players signed after the draft, all eyes were on the two quarterbacks the Colts brought in as camp arms with something to prove.
Former Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Jason Bean is turning heads in the NFL, showcasing his talent in his preseason debut for the Indianapolis Colts. Bean, who signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent in May, made the most of his opportunity during Sunday’s game.
The Indianapolis Colts saw two current quarterbacks drafted in another professional football league. Rookies Jason Bean and Kedon Slovis were selected first and 12th overall in the United Football League draft.
The Memphis Showboats of the UFL selected former Kansas quarterback Jason Bean with their first overall pick in the 2024 draft on Wednesday. Though Bean has signed a deal in the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Colts, he now has a fallback if he doesn’t stick to a roster when the deadline hits before the start of the regular season.
According to his agent Brett Tessler, the Colts are signing UDFA Jason Bean out of Kansas to a deal following the draft. Bean, 24, played at North Texas before transferring to Kansas.
Kansas survived a second-half comeback by UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, overcoming three turnovers and 18 penalties for a 49-36 win on Tuesday. Jason Bean threw three interceptions but also had a Kansas bowl-record six touchdown passes and 449 yards through the air.
Remember just a few weeks ago when some Kansas fans were all over Jason Bean after a late game interception filled loss to Oklahoma State? We do, and after that game we defended Bean in this same column space.
The Pac-12 takes center stage again this week. Meanwhile, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. looks to solidify his Heisman campaign, and Oklahoma and Georgia take on a pair of hungry underdogs who would love nothing more than to throw a wrench into their seasons.
We went 2-6 back in Week 3, and unfortunately, it happened again last week in Week 6. And while we're nowhere close to being in the money, we're still over .500.
Week 5 was our best week so far this season, and we're now starting to gain some momentum as we approach the back half of the college football regular season.