So many football people claim to be insiders when it comes to the NFL draft, including retired receivers.
Former NFL wideout Antonio Bryant, for instance, has tweeted multiple times this week about having inside knowledge that Arizona will not select Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first-overall pick, instead opting for Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa.
“Heard from people inside the Cardinals organization that Nick Bosa is #1 on their board and that they are going to stick with Josh Rosen at QB,” Bryant tweeted Monday.
Bryant, who retired in 2009 after a seven-year NFL playing career with four teams, none of which were the Cardinals, doubled down on his claim Tuesday (for a while).
“I’m telling you I trust my source. This ain’t no smokescreen,” he wrote — before he deleted the tweet. “… The Cardinals are going to draft Nick Bosa 1st overall…Just wait on it.”
Most reports still have the Cardinals grabbing Murray, the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner, at No. 1, and then seeking to trade Rosen, who was selected with the 10th-overall pick last year. The Giants are among several teams often mentioned as having interest in Rosen as a potential successor to Eli Manning.