Ever since the New England Patriots drafted Drew Bledsoe with the first overall pick in 1993, the team’s quarterback position has been in safe hands. Bledsoe was one of the NFL’s most prolific passers of the 1990s while his successor, Tom Brady, grew from sixth-round selection in 2000 to the most decorated player the league has ever seen. With Brady on the wrong side of 40, however, the Patriots’ long-term outlook at the position is uncertain.
New England currently has two other passers on its roster in veteran Brian Hoyer and seventh-round rookie Danny Etling.