NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Let’s talk quarterbacks — as in potential backup quarterbacks in the NFL, and maybe starters down the road.
Eleven quarterbacks were chosen in the three rounds of the draft. The trio that went in the opening round — No. 1 overall Kyler Murray to Arizona, No. 6 Daniel Jones to the Giants and No. 15 Dwayne Haskins to Washington — figure to be starters someday, perhaps soon.
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