It makes sense why the overhauling Cardinals want to move on from last year’s first-round pick after one season. Why no quarterback-needy team has snatched him up is less clear Here is the worst-kept secret heading into this month’s NFL draft: the Arizona Cardinals will select Kyler Murray first overall and are shopping second-year quarterback Josh Rosen. The team’s new head coach, Kliff Kingsbury, made his admiration for the Heisman trophy winner apparent as far back as October when he was still a college coach in Lubbock, Texas. “Kyler is a freak,” Kingsbury said. “I would take him with the first pick of the draft if I could.”This is a unique situation. The Cardinals were so bad last year that...
The end of the season could see as many as eight well-known quarterbacks end their careers, or at least change jobsBetween 1993 and 2000, the NFL careers of Phil Simms, Joe Montana, Jim Kelly, Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino, John Elway, Steve Young, Troy Aikman and Warren Moon all came to a close. It was a mass exodus of talent at the quarterback position – all but Simms and Esiason are in the Hall of Fame – and led to Super Bowls being won by the likes of Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson before the Tom Brady and Peyton Manning era truly kicked into high gear.So while the NFL saw nine big-name quarterbacks leave the league over eight years two decades...
The Lions are riding a five-game winning run, but Matthew Stafford’s finger injury could spell trouble. Plus, go for the Vikings, Steelers and CardinalsThe finish line is in sight. Only three weeks remain in the NFL’s regular season, and that means you only have three more shots at a clean sweep in our Pick Six contest. Nobody managed it in week 14, although castigers did make a big move up to the top of our overall leaderboard with a solid five out of six. Related: How the Seattle Seahawks became the NFL's most outspoken team Continue reading...