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McDaniels had benched starter Derek Carr and Stidham came in slinging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Confidence was high after United had comfortably beaten Palace on Tuesday when the Londoners’ manager Roy Hodgson had benched a number of regular starters.

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2023

McAdoo had benched a healthy Eli Manning, ending his streak of 210 games started, at the time the second-longest for a quarterback in NFL history.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

In 2020, Pederson had benched former would-be franchise quarterback Carson Wentz in favor of rookie Jalen Hurts late in a miserable 4-11-1 season.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

Cronin had benched starters Juzang and Jules Bernard to start the second half in favor of Peyton Watson and David Singleton because he said the latter two players were more deserving.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2021