There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the biggest things a rookie NFL quarterback had to worry about on game day were wearing a cool baseball cap and keeping track of his clipboard.
Current rookies Matt Stafford and Mark Sanchez are just the latest reminder that times have certainly changed, at least for top draft picks.
Instead of carrying clipboards and wearing baseball caps, today's highly-drafted rookie quarterbacks usually don't have to wait long before getting a chance to show their stuff.
In the last two seasons, four of the five quarterbacks taken in the first round started the opening game of their rookie season. Only Josh Freeman of Tampa Bay, who was the third quarterback for the Bucs in their 2009 opener against Dallas, wasn’t u ...
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Today’s NFL Is Different for Top Rookie Quarterbacks
Posted: 17th September 2009 by Dean Hybl in NFLComments Off on Today’s NFL Is Different for Top Rookie Quarterbacks