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NFL News / Yardbarker / October 5, 2022
Blake Bortles on ending career: 'I didn’t tell anybody I retired'

Former NFL QB Blake Bortles on ending career: 'I didn't tell anybody I retired'

The No. 3 pick of the 2014 NFL Draft has ridden off into the sunset without giving anybody any advance warning.  Per Jeremy Layton of the New York Post, quarterback Blake Bortles confirmed on the latest edition of the "Pardon My Take" podcast that his playing career has come to an end.  "I have not touched a football since January.

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New Orleans Saints News / Yardbarker / April 5, 2022
Blake Bortles to be granted release by Saints

Blake Bortles to be granted release by Saints to seek better backup opportunity

Bortles fell down the depth chart after New Orleans acquired Dalton and noted the 29-year-old wants "a better opportunity to be a No. 2 quarterback elsewhere."

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NFL News / Yardbarker / December 24, 2021
Saints to sign Blake Bortles to back up Ian Book on Sunday

Saints to sign Blake Bortles to back up Ian Book on Sunday

The New Orleans Saints' quarterback situation just got even more interesting.

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NFL News / Yardbarker / May 12, 2021
Packers signing Blake Bortles to one-year deal

Packers signing former first-round pick Blake Bortles to one-year deal

Bortles will be the third QB on the roster behind disgruntled starter Aaron Rodgers and 2020 first-round pick Jordan Love.

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NFL News / Yardbarker / December 29, 2020
Rams intend to sign Bortles following Goff's thumb injury

Report: Rams intend to sign Blake Bortles following Jared Goff's thumb injury

Bortles has been with the Broncos since late September and is free to join the Rams' active roster since he's only on Denver's practice squad.

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