NFL coaches have tried to keep their starting quarterback a secret until kickoff, but that rarely works. Nobody told Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon.
At some point early in the week, the quarterbacks are usually told who the starter will be so they can prepare. The team is told. Even if they're not told, the team practices during the week, with the starting quarterback taking first-team snaps. The quarterbacks involved might want to tell family, friends and their agent about the news they were given. Teammates could spill the beans too.
Gannon is a first-year coach and maybe he didn't know all of that. Either way, he wanted to keep the Washington Commanders from knowing his starting QB decision until kickoff. By the way, the choice was between Joshua Dobbs, who Arizona just acquired for a fifth-round pick in late August, and rookie fifth-round pick Clayton Tune.
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