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Keelan Cole Jerseys Stitched , Tenn. (AP) — quarterbacks in the NFL, and maybe starters down the road.Eleven quarterbacks were chosen in the three rounds of the draft. The trio that went in
the opening round — No. 1 overall Kyler Murray to Arizona, No. 6 Daniel Jones to
the Giants, and No. 15 Dwayne Haskins to Washington — figure to be starters
someday, perhaps soon.Murray goes to a team that traded away its first-round QB
from last year, Josh Rosen, to clear the path for the Heisman Trophy winner. New
coach Kliff Kingsbury was an offensive mastermind at Texas Tech with an offense
that fits Murray’s dynamic skills.Jones will sit, though no one knows for how
long, behind Eli Manning in New York. He was chosen to succeed the two-time
Super Bowl winner, of course.Haskins could grab the job in D.C. because
incumbent Alex Smith is not expected to recover sufficiently from major leg
injuries to be available in 2019. Last season’s backup, Colt McCoy, also broke
his leg. So the Redskins traded for Denver’s Case Keenum, but that looks like a
stopgap.As for the rest of those 11 passers
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Baltimore, which moved from Joe Flacco to 2018 first-rounder Lamar Jackson in
the middle of last season.McSorley is a similar player in style to Jackson, so
the marriage there could result in a second-string job for him.“I’ve seen him
play against Michigan a few times and looked pretty good,” said Ravens coach
John Harbaugh, whose brother, Jim, coaches the Wolverines. “I hated him then,
now I love him. He’s our kind of guy. … He’s gritty and tough and that’s what we
look for.”Playing time for the others is, well, a long shot.Missouri’s Drew Lock
went to Denver, which recently acquired Flacco. West Virginia’s Will Grier was
taken by Carolina, where Cam Newton reigns. North Carolina State’s Ryan Finley
will be behind Andy Dalton in Cincinnati. Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham is with New
England, where he might have to wait a decade for Tom Brady to retire. North
Dakota State’s Easton Stick
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Wentz is ensconced.Jacksonville selected Washington State’s Gardner Minshew, and
the Jags now have the guy who so memorably replaced an injured Wentz in
Philadelphia and won a Super Bowl, Nick Foles. The Jaguars actually have five
QBs now: Foles, Cody Kessler, Tanner Lee, Alex McGough and Minshew.The Jags
noted how smart Minshew is. He certainly can count.“Yes, you will sit down with
him and (realize) this guy could be a coach. It is impressive,” Jaguars director
of college scouting Mark Ellenz said. “We interviewed him at the combine, a
formal interview, and he was at the Senior Bowl also, but he is a sharp
dude.”Stidham goes where the league’s oldest quarterback resides
Black Cody Kessler Jerseys , of course.“I don’t think I feel any pressure,” he said. “It’s an awesome opportunity to learn from a guy like Tom. He’s played so
much, he’s seen everything, he’s won a lot, there’s just so many intangibles
that I want to soak up from him. I’m sure everybody wants to be as good as Tom
Brady someday …”Thorson compares his situation to previous experiences.“It’s
kind of just like high school,” he said. “Going to college, you come in as the
guy and obviously there are other guys there. I learned from Trevor Siemian my
freshman year of college. I’m really looking forward to getting in there and
learning from Nate (Sudfeld, the current backup) and Carson. … Just keeping
myself ready to go at any moment.”His peers would do well to have the same
approach wherever they wound up.The third and final day of this NFL draft as
memorable for the scene, the music and the passion of the folks in Nashville
began Saturday with Arizona selecting Iowa State wide receiver Hakeem Butler.
The last four rounds rarely have much intrigue, but still drew thousands of
folks to downtown Nashville.Approximately 500,000 people attended the three days
of the draft, packing Broadway to hear the picks, listen to the tunes in the
honky tonks — and by Tim McGraw in a rousing concert Friday night — and make
this “selection meeting” unlike anything the NFL has seen. Later
Saturday
Cody Kessler Jerseys 2019 , following the final pick, Dierks Bentley took the stage.Nashville’s performance likely puts it firmly in the NFL’s mind for a
repeat; Las Vegas is on tap next year for the draft.“Far outkicked our coverage,
our dreams, our thoughts,” said Butch Spyridon, president and CEO of the
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. “Way bigger than anything we could’ve
imagined.”The first special teamer went to San Francisco, which drafted Utah
punter Mitch Wishnowsky at No. 110. Oddly, the next such player taken was his
teammate, placekicker Matt Gay by Tampa Bay 35 spots later.Wishnowsky actually
can punt with both legs.“I mean, I can kick with my left foot decent,” he said.
“It’s nothing pretty. I definitely prefer to put it on the right, but if
necessary, I can throw it on the left and maybe get something out of it.”Tight
end Caleb Wilson got something out of the very end of the draft. He was Mr.
Irrelevant
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a decade in the pros, has been the most successful Mr. Irrelevant. The 2018
season went down the drain for the Jaguars some time ago, but it reached a new
low on Sunday with a home loss to a Washington team quarterbacked by Josh
Johnson.It was Johnson’s first start since 2011 and he was playing behind an
offensive line studded with backups, but he was able to lead his team to 10
fourth quarter points and a 16-13 victory. The loss is the ninth in the last 10
games for Jacksonville and head coach Doug Marrone was asked about his job
security after the game.Marrone said he hasn’t heard from team owner Shad Khan
or executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin.“I’m just going
to keep coaching as hard as I can,” Marrone said, via Michael DiRocco of
ESPN.com. “I don’t make that decision.”The Dolphins and Texans are left on the
schedule for the Jaguars and the stigma of losing 11-of-12 to end a season that
started with high expectations may be too much for Marrone to overcome.
