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Washington Will Consider Drafting QB Despite Adding Ryan Fitzpatrick

Mar 30, 2021 4:26 PM

Ryan Fitzpatrick is projected as the starting quarterback for the Washington Football Team, but they will "strongly consider drafting" a quarterback if they like who is available when they pick.

Washington currently has the 19th overall pick.

Fitzpatrick, 38, signed a one-year, $10 million deal.

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49ers Were Afraid Of Being 'Left At Altar' With QBs At No. 12

Mar 29, 2021 8:41 PM

The San Francisco 49ers attempted to explain their decision to move up to No. 3 in the draft and what that may mean for the future of Jimmy Garoppolo. 

The Niners essentially admitted they plan to draft a quarterback at No. 3, and they intend to hang on to Garoppolo, barring a significant trade offer for him.

"We're in a situation where when you bring in a rookie quarterback, to me it's always better, especially on the team that you have, if you've got a veteran starter there already who you like and you're comfortable winning with, that's usually the direction you want to go," Kyle Shanahan said. "And not throw someone else out into the fire until they're fully ready, and that's the situation we're at. ... I think Jimmy, it's going to be hard to find a quarterback who gives us a better chance to win than Jimmy right now, especially even a rookie in the draft. ...

"Now, if someone wanted (to give) something for (Garoppolo) and it could make our team better in a lot of other ways, you listen to that, but it also depends on how good you feel about that rookie. And we're not there yet right now. Odds are, we probably won't be. That's why we're happy that we don't have to be that way. We've got a guy in here who we know we can win with, a guy our players love, that we love and we're excited to have him this year, and we're excited to have a hell of a quarterback right behind him learning for when the time is his."

The Niners believed all five of the quarterbacks they're interested in selecting would be off the board by they drafted at No. 12.

"We felt pretty strongly we were gonna get left at the altar sitting there at 12," Shanahan said. "There are five guys that are kind of at this party a little bit, and people are talking about them going everywhere. They're all over in the first round. Our feeling is these guys were going to go a lot higher than people realize."

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Jaguars Moving In 'Direction' Of Selecting Trevor Lawrence

Mar 29, 2021 1:40 PM

Urban Meyer admitted that the Jacksonville Jaguars are likely to pick Trevor Lawrence.

Lawrence has long been considered the clear cut No. 1 prospect in the 2021 NFL Draft.

"I'd have to say that's the direction we're going," Meyer told Peter King. "I'll leave that up to the owner when we make that decision official. But I'm certainly not stepping out of line that that's certainly the direction we're headed."

The Jaguars gave Gardner Minshew the chance to prove he could be the long-term starter last season, but he struggled after a good start in the first two weeks, hid a thumb injury from the staff and lost his job to rookie Jake Luton and eventually veteran Mike Glennon.

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Trevor Lawrence Won't Attend NFL Draft In Cleveland

Mar 29, 2021 8:43 AM

Trevor Lawrence, the assumed No. 1 pick, is declining the chance to attend the NFL Draft in Cleveland and is instead choosing to watch it at Clemson with a few family members and friends, according to sources.

Lawrence, who finished second in voting for the 2020 Heisman Trophy, underwent surgery in February to repair damage to the labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder.

The quarterback is expected to be ready for training camp.

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Dolphins Trade Back Up From No. 12 To No. 6 With Eagles

Mar 26, 2021 1:33 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles have traded picks No. 6 and No156 to the Miami Dolphins for the No. 12 pick, No. 123 overall and a 2022 first round pick.

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Rare NFL Error Gives Patriots Extra Fifth-Round Pick

Mar 23, 2021 8:39 AM

The New England Patriots have picked up an extra fifth-round pick in 2021 thanks to an error by the NFL.

The pick is 177th overall.

The league uses a formula to determine compensatory picks, and apparently, the formula is so complicated that even the NFL was briefly confused by it. When compensatory picks were originally handed out on March 10, the Patriots were given two.

The Patriots should have been given three compensatory picks and the NFL admitted that in a statement.

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Patriots Reportedly High On Justin Fields

Mar 22, 2021 8:35 AM

The New England Patriots re-signed Cam Newton this offseason, but they might not be done at quarterback.

The Patriots have been doing their due diligence on quarterbacks available in the 2021 NFL Draft, according to the "Move the Sticks" podcast.

"I keep an eye on somebody like Trey Lance or Justin Fields," Daniel Jeremiah said on the podcast. "Those are the two that would make sense for them to target. Hear a lot of rumors out there that they are really high on Justin Fields out of Ohio State. So, they'd have to (trade up) quite a ways to get Justin Fields."

New England has the 15th overall pick.

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Cowboys Receive League-High Four Compensatory Picks

Mar 11, 2021 8:46 AM

The Dallas Cowboys officially received a league-high four compensatory draft picks in 2021.

They received one each in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth round. The Cowboys lost Byron Jones, Robert Quinn, Randall Cobb, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Jeff Heath and Jason Witten last year in free agency.

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Owner Wants Eagles To Build Around Jalen Hurts

Mar 8, 2021 1:52 PM

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has instructed the team to build around Jalen Hurts as opposed to creating a true quarterback competition in 2021, according to sources.

Hurts is currently the only quarterback the Eagles have under contract after they traded Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts last month. The transaction will become official when the league year begins on March 17.

Philadelphia has the No. 6 pick in this year's draft.

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Trevor Lawrence Has 4th Best Pre-Draft QB Grade Ever From Mel Kiper

Mar 7, 2021 3:26 PM

Trevor Lawrence has the fourth highest pre-draft grade Mel Kiper Jr. has given to a quarterback since 1979.

"Lawrence is the clear top prospect in this class," writes Kiper. "He's going No. 1 to the Jaguars and will get a chance to lead the turnaround of that franchise alongside coach Urban Meyer. He has everything NFL teams want in a starting quarterback, from size to arm talent to the ability to process reads and make the right throw. Lawrence finished his Clemson career with 108 total touchdowns (18 rushing) and just 17 interceptions across three seasons."

Mel Kiper Jr. Pre-Draft QB Grade Top-10
1. John Elway, Stanford
2. Andrew Luck, Stanford
3. Peyton Manning, Tennessee
4. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
5. Jim Kelly, Miami
6. Andre Ware, Houston
7. Drew Bledsoe, Washington State
8. Ryan Leaf, Washington State
9. Troy Aikman, UCLA
10. Josh Allen, Wyoming

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