Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your Friday. Grab your coffee and let’s get to it.
It was a wild start to the NFL draft Thursday night. A few quick thoughts from Round One.
--I will likely regret this, but I love the Baker Mayfield pick to the Browns at No. 1. Guy has big ones, and plays the game without regrets. I dig that. If the guy wins five games for Cleveland this year, they should retire his number. I have to be honest -- I wasn't crazy initially at Cleveland going for Denzel Ward at No. 4, but after some thinking, I'll give it to them.
--Josh Rosen was clearly miffed about dropping, and let people know he's going to be gunning for them. The Cardinals made the smart move going after him -- he should be fun to watch in that offense. And if all goes well, Arizona finally got the quarterback it needed. It gives them a shot in a division that has a ton of really good signal-callers, and capped off a remarkable run for this year's QB class.
The Cardinals trade up to No. 10, where they select Josh Rosen.
This is the first time in the Common Draft Era (since 1967) that four quarterbacks have been selected in the Top-10 picks in a single draft. pic.twitter.com/eN3NDTx5ZQ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 27, 2018
An AMAZING moment@RyanShazier WALKING up to announce @rell_island6 as the @steelers 1st round pick!
?: #NFLDraft on NFL Network + FOX pic.twitter.com/x8H7tCk7xo
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) April 27, 2018
Welcome to my dawg @iwynn77 so proud and happy for you brother. Now let’s go to work. Oh yeah dinner is on you!
— David Andrews (@dandrews61) April 27, 2018
Is Georgia the new Rutgers?
— Mary Hardin?? (@PlayaPatriot) April 27, 2018