Bortles led the Jacksonville Jags to a division title and the playoffs in his first year as a starter.
Bortles retired on an episode of the "Pardon My Take" show.
I didn't say anything. He retired and was asked if he was in good shape to sign with an NFL team. You are the first to hear it.
Bortles had ups and downs in his career with the Jags. In 72 starts, he has 17,700 passing yards and 103 touchdown passes. The franchise decided to move on from him because of his inconsistent play.
Bortles set single-season franchise records in passing yards (4,428) and passing touchdown (35) in his second season, but he followed that with a disastrous one in his third. His delivery became less efficient. Three pick-sixes were thrown by him. He was a bit of a crazy person. Three games were won by the Jags.
The first part of the season was not good. Bortles was pulled from a practice days after he had five intercepts. Bortles had a poor performance in the second preseason game.
Bortles was the league's top-rated quarterback for three weeks in December and played turnover-free football in the playoffs. He completed 60% of his passes for the first time and cut down on his turnovers significantly.
The front office decided to sign Bortles to a three-year extension because of his performance in the playoffs, where he threw three touchdown passes and no turnovers.
Bortles was benched twice by management because they thought he was not playing well enough to be a contender.
Bortles played for the Los Angeles Rams in three games in 2019. He spent time with the Broncos, Packers, and Saints.
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