Perhaps the Redskins aren’t as interested in Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen as previously thought.
With the NFL draft looming in two weeks, NFL Network reports Washington is not “actively chasing” Rosen, a quarterback the Giants could trade for as Eli Manning’s eventual successor if they decide against using one of their two first-round picks on that position later this month.
“They have done a little bit of homework here, at least tried to figure out what the Cardinals’ price would be,” NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo said on the Around the NFL podcast concerning the Redskins’ interest level in Rosen. “But they’re not actively chasing him and I don’t know that they have a hard offer on the table because I know for a fact that they’re still going through the motions with the guys in the draft apparently.
“And they have made no firm decision about, ‘Are we going to draft a guy or are we going to go the Josh Rosen route route or try to trade for someone?’ I just don’t sense it. … I don’t really believe that it’s a sizzling market for Josh Rosen.”
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With Alex Smith suffering a broken leg in November and expected to miss the entire 2019 season, Washington acquired Case Keenum from Denver to compete with Colt McCoy for the starting job.
Rosen, the 10th overall pick in last year’s draft, participated in Arizona’s team workouts earlier this week despite indications that the Cardinals will draft Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray with the first overall selection.
Rosen wasn’t made available to the media this week, leaving teammates to address his status.
“For me, I’ve just been focusing on the team at hand,” safety Budda Baker told AZCentral.com. “Josh is here. He’s always been that great player. He’s always been first. So I’ve seen some on media like he was the first one in yesterday or something like that. To me it’s just nothing different, that’s how he’s always been.”