NFL Draft 2021: How Panthers trading Teddy Bridgewater to Broncos could impact Eagles’ 1st-round plans
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
The Carolina Panthers have reportedly traded quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the Denver Broncos for a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.AP
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Wednesday, the Panthers sent QB Teddy Bridgewater to the Denver Broncos for a sixth-round pick, according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.
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The move likely takes the Broncos out of contention the ninth overall pick for a quarterback, as Bridgewater will probably battle incumbent starter Drew Lock for the QB1 gig in training camp. However, with Bridgewater moving on, the Panthers who pick ahead of the Broncos at No. 8 could be back in the market for a QB, even with Sam Darnold already in the fold.
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Potential top-five NFL draft pick Trey Lance was smart to host two pro days, because he is one of the most mysterious first-round-caliber quarterback prospects of the 21st century.
For those considering drafting the North Dakota State product next Thursday, the circumstances are unprecedented.
In summary:
Lance is the only highly-rated quarterback in this class who is coming out of the Football Championship Subdivision.
He s also the only highly-rated quarterback in this class who didn t participate in a competitive season in 2020 since the Bison postponed their campaign because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even prior to that, Lance had thrown just 288 passes and was a one-year starter.
By: Trevor Sikkema April 19th, 2021 2021-04-19T06:04:40-05:00 The Draft Network
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Between this year’s draft class and last year’s, it seems as though we’ve spoken as many words as possible about wide receivers. Last year, we were told the wide receiver class was the deepest class maybe ever. In the end, the 35 wide receivers drafted total in rounds 1-7 were the most since 2008, but even that 35 number wasn’t through the roof or anything like we were predicting.
This year, we seem to be having a similar type of conversation. When people are asked to name some late-round guys they really love or players they would pound the table for, there’s a good chance one or more of the names they’ll feature come from the wide receiver group; it’s just so easy to find a guy who really speaks to what you look for in a receiver.