UPDATE: This article has been edited from its original version published in September 2019.

Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew has become somewhat of a cult figure in the NFL after just one season.

Minshew, 24, made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2019 season after taking over for an injured Nick Foles. Once it was discovered Foles would miss most of the season with a fractured collarbone, all eyes went to Minshew and his incredible mustache. Minshew wowed many in his 12 starts last season, completing 60 percent of his passes for 3,271 yards, 21 touchdowns and only six interceptions.

Now with Foles in Chicago, Minshew has the reins in Jacksonville and has already well exceeded expectations for a sixth-round draft pick, giving berth to Minshew Mania and potentially giving the Jaguars a reason to avoid taking Trevor Lawrence or another QB high in the 2021 draft.

So let's go over some reasons why people like him so much.

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His name is actually Gardner Minshew II with no original Gardner Minshew

Minshew's father is named Flint. There is no original Gardner Minshew, but if you look on the Jaguars' official website, they list their new starting quarterback's full name as Gardner Minshew II.

This seems like an odd loophole in the naming system. How is this even possible? How far down the line can you create a false narrative? Could the Minshew family have named him Gardner Minshew V? If Minshew wanted to have a child and name it Gardner, does it revert back to the original, or is the child now Gardner Minshew III?

I have questions.

UPDATE: The Ringer was able to get to the bottom of the namesake. Turns out Minshew's dad's name actually is Gardner, he just goes by his middle name Flint (side note, the Jaguars' quarterback's middle name is also Flint). And if you're wondering why he's Gardner Minshew II and not Gardner Minshew Jr., well, we'll let the original Gardner Minshew explain.

Via The Lewiston Tribune:

"Gardner is my mother's maiden name, and Flint is my grandmother's maiden name," the elder Minshew said by phone Thursday. "And actually my wife, when he was born, that's what she wanted to name him. "And she didn't want him to be a Junior," he added, "because down here in Mississippi, if you're a Junior, you're probably either called Junior or Bubba. So that's why she wanted it to be II."

So now you know way too much information behind Gardner Minshew II's name.

He was almost named Beowulf instead

In a profile of the Minshew family, The Spokesman Review talked with Minshew's grandfather, who apparently wanted Gardner to be named Beowulf.

From the Spokesman:

“Beowulf is considered one of the greatest warriors because he can achieve anything and won’t let anything stop him,” Robinson told the class. “And (Gardner) said, ‘My granddaddy wanted me to be named that, because that’s what he wanted me to be.’” And if you thought a mustachioed quarterback named “Gardner Minshew” drew enough attention in 2018, just imagine the chaos that would have ensued had the Cougars’ record-setting passer been “Beowulf Minshew.” Granted, those odds were never great. “My dad wanted to name him Beowulf,” Flint Minshew verified, “and that’s about as far as that got.”

We were so close to having an NFL QB named Beowulf.

He apparently just catches big fish with his bare hands

I done wrastled with a alligator. Tussled with a whale... #BadDude pic.twitter.com/8eKp2ZdOVt — Gardner Minshew (@GardnerMinshew5) July 9, 2019

I have nothing else to add.

He strips down and does exercise bands

In a profile for The Athletic, we found out Minshew likes to exercise naked. Although the quarterback was quick to point out most times he does it in just a jockstrap, before admitting that there have been a few occasions when he is without any clothing.

Yes, Gardner Minshew also does exercise bands in the locker room wearing only a jock strap, shades, and a headband. Sometimes naked, too. Sometimes Steve Spurrier even walks in on him doing it https://t.co/e2ZFwk3aOT pic.twitter.com/ir63VnKPZJ — Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) September 10, 2019

And while the profile in The Atheltic was written last year when Minshew was in college, the habit has followed him to the NFL.

He was caught working out in a jockstrap before his first start in Week 2.

Per @MikeGarafolo, #Jaguars starting QB Gardner Minshew III stretches in the pre-game locker room in nothing but a jockstrap. Again, our hero 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 15, 2019

Remarkable.

He's also really smart

A leak of the Wonderlic scores for the 2019 NFL Draft class showed Minshew scored a 42. There are 50 potential questions, although with time restrictions, it'd be unfair to say Minshew scored 42/50 on the test. Still, 42 is a really impressive number.

He was even asked about it after the Jaguars acquired Josh Dobbs, who majored in aerospace engineering. And although this is a story about Minshew, I'd like to point out Dobbs memorized the first 45 numbers in pi. Minshew admits he's not quite on the same level as Dobbs.

Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew, who scored a 42 on the Wonderlic, says he doesn’t consider himself in the same league as new backup Josh Dobbs, who graduated from Tennessee with a degree in aerospace engineering. So where does he belong? pic.twitter.com/SULlOTcYyE — Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) September 11, 2019

He's fine sleeping on a used $10 mattress

Last year, Gardner Minshew had bought a $10 mattress on Facebook Marketplace and was sneaking bottles of Crown Royal around Pullman in his jeans. Now, he is 9/9 against the Chiefs.



A legend. https://t.co/CUPJ860MGz — Jayson Jenks (@JaysonJenks) September 8, 2019

More tidbits from The Athletic profile.

He shows no mercy

Here's Minshew just backhanding a blocked shot from a child at the Boys and Girls Club.

He has his own tribute song

He's also a good quarterback

Despite all of the odd storylines surrounding Minshew, some of which sound like the start of a Chuck Norris joke, above all else, he's good at what he does. He set all sorts of passing records at Washington State, and even finished in fifth place in the Heisman vote in his final season. He owns the Pac-12 single-season record for most passing yards (4,776), beating the mark previously held by Jared Goff.

And so far as an NFL quarterback, he's looked really good.