Josh Rosen Is ‘Pissed Off’ He Dropped To 10 In The Draft And Has Some Bold Words For First Nine Picks

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1. Cleveland Browns: Baker Mayfield — QB, Oklahoma
2. New York Giants: Saquon Barkley — RB, Penn State
3. New York Jets: Sam Darnold — QB, Southern California
4. Cleveland Browns: Denzel Ward — CB, Ohio State
5. Denver Broncos: Bradley Chubb — DE, North Carolina State
6. Indianapolis Colts: Quenton Nelson — OG, Notre Dame
7. Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen — QB, Wyoming
8. Chicago Bears: Roquan Smith — LB, Georgia
9. San Francisco 49ers: Mike McGlinchey — OT, Notre Dame
10. Arizona Cardinals: Josh Rosen — QB, U.C.L.A.

Sports drafts are unique because it’s an event where recent college grads/dropouts can be made instantaneously rich and sad at the same time. Take, for instance, Josh Rosen. According to SEC Country, the UCLA QB will make north of $17 million after the Cardinals gave up three picks (15, 79 and 152) to acquire him.

Money aside, Arizona ain’t the shabbiest place to be–it’s not Buffalo or Cleveland–and Rosen won’t be tasked with revitalizing a dead franchise (the Cardinals were 8-8 last year). Not to mention, Arizona is just a stone’s throw from his home state of California.

With all that said, Rosen told the media after being selected and said he was “pissed off” about being the fourth quarterback taken, behind Mayfield, Darnold, and Allen. (Fun fact: For the first time in the NFL’s draft era (1967-present), four quarterbacks have been selected in the first 10 picks.)

He had some bold words post-draft:

This stuff is way more interesting in hindsight. It’s going to be fun to revisit Rosen’s comments in a few years to find out if he’s a Ryan Leaf or an Aaron Rodgers.

P.S. Kind of ironic how he’s now “pissed off” about going #10 when a couple days ago he said he don’t give AF.

[h/t Larry Brown Sports]