There was a lot of speculation in the days leading up to last month’s NFL draft that pointed to the Las Vegas Raiders being a likely landing spot for Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in the first round.
Penix, though, became the story of the draft when the Atlanta Falcons drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick despite the fact that they just gave veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins a massive contract on free agency.
Yet, there as a report that the Raiders were among the teams that tried to trade up for a quarterback with the Falcons at No.