How 40 of the most-notable rookie QBs performed in the first year

How 40 of the most-notable rookie QBs performed in the first year

15 QBs who have earned a stunning amount in their average careers

The numbers are astonishing because the statistics, for the most part, are mediocre. Check out how much some of these NFL QBs have earned.

You don’t have to be a star to hit it rich in the NFL as a quarterback. All you have to do is find a way to stick around so the years and dollars continue to pile. A look at 10 quarterbacks — mainly journeymen — who have made an astonishing amount in pro football. Spotrac.com with the assist.

Jacoby Brissett

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett checks in at $17,355,075. He is 12-20 in 32 career starts. With Philip Rivers on the Colts, Brissett will likely move on or make more dough in a backup role.

How did 40 heralded rookie QBs fare in the Super Bowl era?

Joe Burrow joins the list of heralded rookie QBs expected to produce big time in the NFL.

With the release of Andy Dalton by the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday, the way is paved for Joe Burrow to start at quarterback after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Once signed, he would be stepping into a team that was 2-14 last season. How have some of the other big names — and high draft picks — done in their rookie years?

Bob Griese

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The fourth overall pick by the Miami Dolphins out of Purdue in 1967, Bob Griese went 3-7 as a starter with 15 TD passes against 18 interceptions. He completed 50.2% of his passes for 2,005 yards.

Projected win totals for every NFL team after the draft

Projected win totals for every NFL team after the draft

Where does Vegas have each of the 32 NFL teams in the post-draft ‘win’ total wager?

Vegas has updated its over/under win projections following the NFL Draft.

The over/under win totals are out with the NFL Draft concluding. You can shop for the price you like to get the number you want to beat. Here are totals projected for by Betonline.ag.

Arizona Cardinals 7

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The over/under on the Cardinals for 2020 was 6.5 in the opening line after the Super Bowl. Vegas has moved it up a half-tick after a draft that opened with Isaiah Simmons from Clemson being chosen by Arizona. This could be a major challenge hurdle to clear as the Cardinals face six games in the NFC West against tough foes before they get a look at the rest of their schedule. They were 3-13 and 5-10-1 in the last two seasons.

32 things we learned from the 2020 NFL Draft

The NFL Draft featured a lot of moves and they all did not take place within the seven rounds.

Teams took big swings in around the NFL Draft. And we don’t mean by the combined 13 feet and 714 pounds of offensive linemen the New York Giants and Jets added between them with first-round picks Andrew Thomas and Mekhi Becton.

Arizona Cardinals

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The Cardinals struck it rich in the first round with Clemson’s Isaiah Simmons. He will have company in the linebacker corps with sixth-rounder Evan Weaver. The Cal product enters the NFL fresh off a consensus All-American season as a senior, in which he led the country with 182 tackles and added 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Weaver may also have the quote of the draft: “I hit people as hard as I possibly can. (I like) really taking the soul out of people. Once you get in the third, fourth quarter, they don’t want to play anymore, because they just don’t want to hang with you.”

2020 NFL Draft: What is the complete selection order for rounds 2 and 3 and how to watch?

The NFL Draft continues with rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 24.

Rounds 2 and 3 schedule

  • Friday, 7 p.m. ET

How to watch and stream

  • Television coverage Friday: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network
  • Live stream: fuboTV (try for free)

The selection order

Round 2

33. Cincinnati
34. Indianapolis (from Washington)
35. Detroit
36. NY Giants
37. New England (from Los Angeles Chargers)
38. Carolina
39. Miami
40. Houston (from Arizona)
41. Cleveland
42. Jacksonville
43. Chicago (from Las Vegas)
44. Indianapolis
45. Tampa Bay
46. Denver
47. Atlanta
48. NY Jets
49. Pittsburgh
50. Chicago
51. Dallas
52. LA Rams
53. Philadelphia
54. Buffalo
55. Baltimore (from New England via Atlanta)
56. Miami (from New Orleans)
57. LA Rams (from Houston)
58. Minnesota
59. Seattle
60. Baltimore
61. Tennessee
62. Green Bay
63. Kansas City (from San Francisco)
64. Seattle (from Kansas City)

Round 3

65. Cincinnati
66. Washington
67. Detroit
68. NY Jets (from NY Giants)
69. Carolina
70. Miami
71. New England (from LA Chargers)
72. Arizona
73. Jacksonville
74. Cleveland
75. Indianapolis
76. Tampa Bay
77. Denver
78. Atlanta
79. NY Jets
80. Las Vegas
81. Las Vegas (from Chicago)
82. Dallas
83. Denver (from Pittsburgh)
84. LA Rams
85. Detroit (from Philadelphia)
86. Buffalo
87. New England
88. New Orleans
89. Minnesota
90. Houston
91. Las Vegas (from Seattle via Houston)
92. Baltimore
93. Tennessee
94. Green Bay
95. Denver (from San Francisco)
96. Kansas City
97. Cleveland (from Houston)
98. New England
99. NY Giants
100. New England
101. Seattle
102. Pittsburgh
103. Philadelphia
104. LA Rams
105. Minnesota
106. Baltimore

NFL Draft: Joe Burrow becomes the 19th LSU QB to be selected

Joe Burrow becomes the 19th LSU quarterback to be selected in the NFL Draft.

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He won the Heisman Trophy and the national championship. Now, Joe Burrow joins 18 fellow LSU quarterbacks who were selected by NFL teams. A sidenote: One, Y.A. Tittle, was actually a first-round pick twice. How that happened is explained along with background on the other Tigers quarterbacks who merited being picked by NFL teams.

NFL Draft 2020: What is the complete order for the first round and how did teams land in their slots?

The NFL Draft is here and the first round order is set, barring trades.

The first round of the NFL Draft is upon us. Coverage will be from 8-11:30 p.m. ET, Thursday. You can watch or listen via ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Radio.

1. Cincinnati Bengals

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Zac Taylor went 2-14 as a rookie NFL coach and his reward is the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which starts Thursday.