Buffalo Bills bringing back former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback
The Buffalo Bills are bringing back Jake Fromm. One day after the former Georgia quarterback was released, the Bills are bringing him back as a member of their practice squad.
“The Bills are bringing back QB Jake Fromm on their practice squad, source said,” tweeted Ian Rapoport.
While Fromm’s rookie season was far from normal, he was attempting to find his footing this offseason. However, he became expendable due to the addition of former Chicago Bears quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky.
Fromm’s Rookie Season
The 2020 fifth-round pick spent last season, his rookie year, as the Buffalo Bills’ emergency quarterback. In a season plagued by COVID-19 isolations and quarantines, Fromm was instructed to practice, watch film and work out alone — or, at least a distance away from other players — in the event that a member of the Bills quarterback room tested positive for COVID-19.
If that happened, Fromm would be thrust into the starting role as an emergency option. He was behind both Josh Allen and Matt Barkley.
“It was definitely just a very interesting five to six months for me. I’ve never gone through anything like that,” Fromm said of his rookie season. “It was definitely very, very tough. And very, very lonely at times. But I kept going back to my faith and my family. And knowing I was gonna see them soon and knowing that hopefully, all this will pay off one day.
“I wanted to be ready and honestly I showed up to work every day and said, ‘Hey let’s go, be ready. This is where I’m at, this is where my feet are at, let’s go give it 100% and give it my all,’” he continued.
Fromm’s Preseason
In three preseason games for the Bills this season, Fromm completed 58.3 percent of his passes for 172 passing yards. He did not throw a touchdown or an interception, but he was sacked five times.
However, Fromm did lead a 74-yard scoring drive late in the Bills’ 16-15 preseason win over the Detroit Lions. Moreover, the drive resulted in a Tyler Bass game-winning field goal.
Fromm, a native of Warner Robins, Georgia, was a five-star prospect entering college and ranked in the Class of 2017’s top-five quarterbacks. He had an extremely successful career with the Bulldogs and ended with 8,224 carer passing yards, good for fourth in Georgia program history; 78 career touchdowns, second-most in school history.
Jake Fromm’s NFL career has already been filled with twists and turns, but the Buffalo Bills practice squad is next on his journey.
On3’s Simon Gibbs contributed to this article.