Just two years ago, the Arizona Cardinals believed that a franchise quarterback had dropped squarely into their laps. Sensing a unique opportunity, general manager Steve Keim traded up five slots to grab Josh Rosen with the NFL Draft’s 10th-overall pick. The talented gunslinger was actually the fourth signal-caller selected that day, but many experts felt at the time that the Cards had landed the best of the bunch.
Despite the positive projections, the extremely confident Rosen’s tenure with the Cardinals lasted just 12 months. The former UCLA Bruin’s days with the club became numbered immediately after Keim hired Kliff Kingsbury in January of 2019.