The trade status of QB Josh Rosen has become a big topic of late, but the media may be a little ahead of the Arizona Cardinals on the subject.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter says the Cardinals received inquiries from many teams at the NFL Combine but did not show a willingness to trade Rosen.
1/2 Multiple teams inquired about Josh Rosen’s availability at the combine last week, though Arizona did not give those teams any indication that it is willing to move on from Josh Rosen at this time, according to two league sources who spoke to the Cardinals.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2019
Schefter notes the Cardinals could end up dealing Rosen, but they haven’t shown willingness to do so at present.
2/2 This doesn’t mean that Arizona won’t wind up shopping Josh Rosen eventually; but it hasn’t to date, as the Cardinals have not responded to the overtures that they’ve received from other teams while they’re going through the draft evaluation process.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2019
Arizona traded up in last year’s draft to take Rosen at No. 10, so it obviously thinks highly of him. At the same time, they now have a new head coach who likes Kyler Murray, and they may want to select the Heisman Trophy winner with the No 1 overall pick in the draft.
Arizona needs to make sure it is going to take a new quarterback in this year’s draft before deciding to trade Rosen. Evaluating this year’s crop of QBs is a huge decision and the Cardinals should focus on that before seeking the best return for Rosen, which is what it sounds like they are doing.
By: Larry Brown
