The quarterback, who was picked first by Kroenke’s Los Angeles Rams on Thursday in the annual draft, is also an Arsenal supporter.
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Goff pledged to “be really focused on being the best player I can be, the best teammate I can be, the best leader I can be”, and said it was “really, really cool” to meet past Ram quarterbacks Jim Everett and Vince Ferragamo Friday. They traded two first-, two second- and two third-round picks to the Tennessee Titans to move from No. 15 to No. 1 in the draft to get Goff.
Goff, who has drawn comparison to Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons, racked up 12,195 passing yards and 96 touchdowns in his career at California. “A lot of times we’ve said, ‘Oh, we’d love to get that guy, ‘ but you just can’t”. “I’m bringing it. They’re getting a passionate player themselves, so it’s going to be fun”.
(Goff) “Very excited, it was an exciting time”.
Jared Goff receives life-changing phone call from Jeff Fisher and Les Snead?
At No. 2, the Eagles did what was expected by selecting quarterback Carson Wentz out of North Dakota State. San Diego grabbed defensive end Joey Bosa at No. 3 with the first real wild card of the night, and Dallas selected running back Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick.
All in all, five players from Ohio State populated the first round.
But there were a share of first-round surprises in the draft, the primary team-building opportunity in the most popular of US professional sports leagues.
A third quarterback went in the first round when Denver moved up to No. 26 to take Paxton Lynch of Memphis, making him a possible successor for Peyton Manning with the Super Bowl champion Broncos.
The approximately 30-second video, which showed him smoking from a mask equipped with a bong, was posted to his verified Twitter account before quickly being deleted.
Tunsil says his Twitter account was hacked, but the damage was done.
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So during the draft, the Pats made a decision to remind everyone exactly who their quarterback was. Fisher and Snead have been together for four straight losing seasons, patiently building organizational depth to survive the light draft necessary to trade up for the top pick.
