The era is kicking off a bit earlier than the initially anticipated. Heading into the season, the plan for Matt Nagy's club, as it relates to the quarterback position, was to have veteran start for as long as po sible, leaving the first-round rookie in Fields to develop behind the scenes. However, Dalton suffered a knee injury in the
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